The Telford Park School
District Centre, Stirchley, Telford, TF3 1FA
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by The Telford Park School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of School
- Mrs Holly Rigby
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 756
- Pupils on roll
- 660
- URN
- 139536
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
About this school
The Telford Park School was a secondary academy in Telford. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 660 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Telford Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 126 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.9 | 33.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.70 -0.95 to -0.45 | -0.88 -1.15 to -0.62 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 19.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 35.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 21.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Trends over time
How The Telford Park School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Telford and Wrekin average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.9 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.2 | 39.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 40.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 659 |
| 2023/24 | 660 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Telford Park School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.8% | 47.6% | 660 | — |
| The Telford Park School | 28.4 | 12.9% | 50% | 698 | 0.0 miles |
| Madeley Academy | 47.2 | 6.1% | 40.1% | 1,220 | 1.3 miles |
| The Telford Langley School | 35 | 7.5% | 42.6% | 1,140 | 1.3 miles |
| Haberdashers' Abraham Darby | 37.7 | 9.7% | 45.1% | 1,084 | 2.1 miles |
| Holy Trinity Academy | 45.9 | 5.2% | 22.6% | 994 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.6%
- English as an additional language
- 11.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.8%
- Persistent absence
- 34.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Telford Park School0.0 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Madeley Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
The Telford Langley School1.3 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby2.1 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Holy Trinity Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
- Charlton School Secondary
- Ercall Wood Academy Secondary
- Haberdashers' Abraham Darby Secondary
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase Secondary
- Holy Trinity Academy Secondary
- Madeley Academy Secondary
- New Road Academy Secondary
- The Telford Langley School Secondary
- The Telford Park School Secondary
- Madeley Nursery School Nursery
- Oakengates Nursery School Nursery
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Telford Park School teach?
- The Telford Park School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Telford.
- Has The Telford Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Telford Park School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Telford Park School?
- The Telford Park School had 660 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have The Telford Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.9 in 2022/23 and 33.2 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Telford Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Telford Park School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 July 2024.