Madeley AcademyHoly Trinity Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Madeley Academy and Holy Trinity Academy are secondary schools in Telford.

  • Madeley Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Holy Trinity Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Madeley Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Madeley Academy was judged Good and Holy Trinity Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.2 for Madeley Academy and 45.9 for Holy Trinity Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Madeley Academy (45.2 in 2021-22, 47.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Holy Trinity Academy (51.3 in 2021-22, 45.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Madeley Academy versus Holy Trinity Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TelfordMadeley AcademyTelfordHoly Trinity AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking3rd of 12 in Telford and Wrekin Stronger figure4th of 12 in Telford and Wrekin
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Voluntary aided school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,273 932
Capacity1,100 900
LocationTelford, TF7 5FB Telford, TF2 9SQ
GCSE results
Attainment 847.2 Stronger figure45.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths36.8% 48.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths64.3% Stronger figure62.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc41.1% 79.7% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.16 4.27 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort185 148
A-level results
A-level entries126 2024-256 2023-24
A-level average points33.8 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.030.0 2023-24 · England 34.4
A-level average gradeC+ 2024-25C 2023-24
Best 3 A-levels points40.3 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.830.0 2023-24 · England 35.1
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects22.9% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 17.5%16.7% 2023-24 · England 17.1%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,273 932
Free school meals (ever 6)40.1% 22.6%
English as an additional language12.8% 19.4%
SEN support13.5% 14.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.6% 11.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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