The Telford Langley School
Duce Drive, Dawley, Telford, TF4 3JS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Head of School
- Mrs Emma Blount
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Community Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,140
- URN
- 139766
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952386700
About this school
The Telford Langley School is a secondary academy in Telford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,140 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 174 | 172 | 202 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.5 | 33.7 | 35.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.94 -1.15 to -0.73 | -1.04 -1.26 to -0.82 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 19.2% | 21.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 42.4% | 43.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 11% | 12.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Telford Langley 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 | 34.5 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.7 | 39.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35 | 40.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,047 |
| 2023/24 | 1,099 |
| 2024/25 | 1,151 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Telford Langley School compares
The Telford Langley School ranked 11th of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35 | 7.5% | 42.6% | 1,140 | — |
| The Telford Park School | 28.4 | 12.9% | 50% | 698 | 1.3 miles |
| Madeley Academy | 47.2 | 6.1% | 40.1% | 1,220 | 1.4 miles |
| Haberdashers' Abraham Darby | 37.7 | 9.7% | 45.1% | 1,084 | 2.0 miles |
| Holy Trinity Academy | 45.9 | 5.2% | 22.6% | 994 | 2.5 miles |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | 44.4 | 7.1% | 32.3% | 1,237 | 2.7 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.57%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.46%
- Persistent absence
- 19.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Telford Park School1.3 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Madeley Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby2.0 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Holy Trinity Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase2.7 miles
Secondary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
The Telford Langley School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked secondary 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 Park School Secondary
- Madeley Nursery School Nursery
- Oakengates Nursery School Nursery
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Primary
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Telford Langley School teach?
- The Telford Langley School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Telford.
- Who is the executive head of school of The Telford Langley School?
- The executive head of school of The Telford Langley School is Mrs Emma Blount, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Telford Langley School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Telford Langley School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Telford Langley School?
- The Telford Langley School has 1,140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Telford Langley School full?
- The Telford Langley School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,140 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Telford Langley School a faith school?
- No. The Telford Langley School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Telford Langley School a selective school?
- No. The Telford Langley School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Telford Langley School?
- The Telford Langley School is part of COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Telford Langley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.5 in 2022/23 and 35 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Telford Langley School rank locally?
- The Telford Langley School ranked 11th of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Telford Langley School's absence rate?
- The Telford Langley School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Telford Langley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Telford Langley 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 1 July 2026.