The Telford Priory School
New Road, Telford, TF2 7AB
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by New Road Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Barber
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,057
- URN
- 142285
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
About this school
The Telford Priory School was a secondary academy in Telford. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 1,057 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Telford Priory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2015, 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 | 221 | 186 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.1 | 32.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.71 -0.91 to -0.51 | -1.06 -1.28 to -0.84 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 15.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 28% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 13.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 2.7 |
Trends over time
How The Telford Priory 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 | 38.1 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.6 | 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 | 13.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,067 |
| 2023/24 | 1,057 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Telford Priory School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 12.4% | 46.7% | 1,057 | — |
| New Road Academy | 38.6 | 14.4% | 46.6% | 1,073 | 0.0 miles |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | 44.4 | 7.1% | 32.3% | 1,237 | 1.4 miles |
| Holy Trinity Academy | 45.9 | 5.2% | 22.6% | 994 | 2.0 miles |
| Charlton School | 42.7 | 7.3% | 27.5% | 1,218 | 2.9 miles |
| Ercall Wood Academy | 42.5 | 7.2% | 26.6% | 971 | 3.0 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)
- 46.7%
- English as an additional language
- 19.1%
- Overall absence
- 12.4%
- Persistent absence
- 34.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Road Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase1.4 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Holy Trinity Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Charlton School2.9 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Ercall Wood Academy3.0 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 Priory School teach?
- The Telford Priory School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Telford.
- Has The Telford Priory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Telford Priory 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 Priory School?
- The Telford Priory School had 1,057 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have The Telford Priory School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.1 in 2022/23 and 32.6 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 Priory School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Telford Priory 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.