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New Road Academy

New Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, TF2 7AB

Local ranking11th of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

1200

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from The Telford Priory School (URN 142285) since 29 February 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
38.6 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
24.2% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
37.4% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
16.3% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.1 nat4.1
Cohort Size
227

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1091
Boys
567 (52%)
Girls
524 (48%)
Capacity
1200 (91% full)
SEND
23.6%
FSM Eligible
46.6%
EAL
20.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.9%
SEN Support
20.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
69.6
Budget per Pupil
£7,903/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
14.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
38.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 65.0%
  • White Other: 8.4%
  • Black African: 8.4%
  • Asian Indian: 5.6%
  • Other: 3.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.1%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%

65.0%

White British

8.4%

White Other

8.4%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01952951412
newroad@lct.education
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New Road

Telford, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
150811
UKPRN
10094916
Establishment No.
4005
Trust
LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST

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