Holy Trinity AcademyNew Road Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Telford.

Summary of the comparison

Holy Trinity Academy and New Road Academy are secondary schools in Telford.

  • Holy Trinity Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and New Road Academy scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Holy Trinity Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Trinity Academy was judged Good and New Road Academy was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.9 for Holy Trinity Academy and 38.6 for New Road Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Holy Trinity Academy (51.3 in 2021-22, 45.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Trinity Academy versus New Road Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TelfordHoly Trinity AcademyTelfordNew Road AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureF33/100
Local ranking4th of 12 in Telford and Wrekin Stronger figure11th of 12 in Telford and Wrekin
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll932 1,091
Capacity900 1,200
LocationTelford, TF2 9SQ Telford, TF2 7AB
GCSE results
Attainment 845.9 Stronger figure38.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths48.0% Stronger figure24.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths62.8% Stronger figure37.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc79.7% Stronger figure16.3% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.27 Stronger figure3.12 4.09
Cohort148 227
A-level results
A-level entries6 Not reported
A-level average points30.0 Not reported34.4
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points30.0 Not reported35.1
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.7% Not reported17.1%
Pupils
Pupils in the census932 1,091
Free school meals (ever 6)22.6% 46.6%
English as an additional language19.4% 20.8%
SEN support14.5% 20.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% Stronger figure14.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.8% Stronger figure38.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

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