The Seeds School
Unit 6, The Bridges Business Park, Horsehay, Shropshire, TF4 3EE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 14 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Pritchard
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 146164
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952630710
About this school
The Seeds School is an independent special school in Shropshire. It teaches children aged 14 to 16 and has 37 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Seeds School under its current framework. 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
The Seeds School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2019, 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 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 23 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Seeds 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 36 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 37
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southall School1.1 miles
Special schools · Telford
-
Queensway1.2 miles
Academies · Telford
-
Thomas Telford School1.6 miles
Independent schools · Telford
-
The Linden Centre1.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Telford
-
Aspris Telford School1.8 miles
Special schools · Telford
Common questions
- What ages does The Seeds School teach?
- The Seeds School teaches children aged 14 to 16. It is a special school in Shropshire.
- Who is the headteacher of The Seeds School?
- The headteacher of The Seeds School is Mr Robert Pritchard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Seeds School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Seeds 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 many pupils are at The Seeds School?
- The Seeds School has 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 16.
- Is The Seeds School full?
- The Seeds School has capacity for 50 pupils and 37 on roll (74%), so it has space against 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 The Seeds School a faith school?
- No. The Seeds School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Seeds School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Seeds 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 24 July 2026.