Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
Waterloo Road, Hadley, Telford, TF1 5NU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Daniel Roycroft
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Learning Community Trust
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,237
- URN
- 144853
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952951411
About this school
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase is a secondary academy in Telford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,237 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 190 | 242 | 239 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 | 43.0 | 44.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 -0.37 to +0.03 | -0.21 -0.39 to -0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 36% | 28% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 53.3% | 57.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 33.1% | 32.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
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 Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase 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 | 44.5 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43 | 39.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 40.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,175 |
| 2023/24 | 1,250 |
| 2024/25 | 1,248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase compares
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase ranked 5th of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.4 | 7.1% | 32.3% | 1,237 | — |
| New Road Academy | 38.6 | 14.4% | 46.6% | 1,073 | 1.4 miles |
| Charlton School | 42.7 | 7.3% | 27.5% | 1,218 | 1.6 miles |
| Ercall Wood Academy | 42.5 | 7.2% | 26.6% | 971 | 1.6 miles |
| The Telford Langley School | 35 | 7.5% | 42.6% | 1,140 | 2.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity Academy | 45.9 | 5.2% | 22.6% | 994 | 2.8 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)
- 32.29%
- English as an additional language
- 30.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.08%
- Persistent absence
- 19.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Road Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Charlton School1.6 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Ercall Wood Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
The Telford Langley School2.7 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Holy Trinity Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Telford.
- Charlton School Secondary
- Ercall Wood Academy Secondary
- Haberdashers' Abraham Darby 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
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase teach?
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Telford.
- Who is the principal of Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase?
- The principal of Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase is Mr Daniel Roycroft, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase?
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase has 1,237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase full?
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,237 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase a faith school?
- No. Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase has no designated religious character.
- Is Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase a selective school?
- No. Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase part of an academy trust?
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase is part of LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.5 in 2022/23 and 44.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase compare with other schools in Telford and Wrekin?
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase ranked 5th of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase's absence rate?
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase'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 10 July 2026.