Newport Girls' High School AcademyHaberdashers' Adams
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newport.
Summary of the comparison
Newport Girls' High School Academy and Haberdashers' Adams are secondary schools in Newport.
Newport Girls' High School Academy scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Haberdashers' Adams scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Newport Girls' High School Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Newport Girls' High School Academy was judged Outstanding and Haberdashers' Adams was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 74.4 for Newport Girls' High School Academy and 73.9 for Haberdashers' Adams.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Newport Girls' High School Academy (80.7 in 2021-22, 74.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Haberdashers' Adams (76.3 in 2021-22, 73.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NewportNewport Girls' High School Academy | NewportHaberdashers' Adams | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B83/100Stronger figure | B75/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 12 in Telford and Wrekin Stronger figure | 2nd of 12 in Telford and Wrekin | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 884 | 1,090 | |
| Capacity | 720 | 1,126 | |
| Location | Newport, TF10 7HL | Newport, TF10 7BD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 74.4 Stronger figure | 73.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 96.6% | 97.3% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 98.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 119 | 147 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 120 | 170 | |
| A-level average points | 41.8 Stronger figure | 41.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 41.9 | 42.0 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 37.5% Stronger figure | 32.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 836 | 1,072 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.6% | 5.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.2% | 13.2% | |
| SEN support | 4.1% | 8.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.2% Stronger figure | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.8% Stronger figure | 15.6% | 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
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.
Newport Girls' High School Academy
Haberdashers' Adams
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