Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
F39
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Telford, TF7 5HX
- Distance
- 6.8km away
William Brookes School
Farley Road, Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB
Local ranking20th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
932
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 8 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 55.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 140
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 45.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 36.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D
Avg A-Level Grade
21.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
18.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
21
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 25.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 25
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 820
- Boys
- 388 (52%)
- Girls
- 360 (48%)
- Capacity
- 932 (80% full)
- SEND
- 23.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.4%
- EAL
- 1.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 19.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 43.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,940/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
- White Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.5%
- White Irish: 0.4%
92.4%
White British
1.6%
Mixed White & Asian
1.5%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Farley Road
Much Wenlock, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 139769
- UKPRN
- 10041829
- Establishment No.
- 4391
- Trust
- THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
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