Best Schools in Telford and Wrekin

How many schools are there in Telford and Wrekin?

Telford and Wrekin has 86 open schools: 56 state primary, 14 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent, 8 special and 5 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Telford and Wrekin are rated Outstanding?

9 schools in Telford and Wrekin were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Redhill Primary Academy, Newport Girls' High School Academy, Newdale Primary School & Nursery, St George's Church of England Primary School, Moorfield Primary School and 4 more. Counting Good as well, 90% of the 61 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Redhill Primary AcademyNewport Girls' High School AcademyNewdale Primary School & NurserySt George's Church of England Primary SchoolMoorfield Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin get the best GCSE results?

Of the 15 schools in Telford and Wrekin with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Newport Girls' High School Academy (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 74.4 and 97% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Haberdashers' Adams (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 73.9 and 97% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Thomas Telford School, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.8 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Newport Girls' High School AcademyHaberdashers' AdamsThomas Telford School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Telford and Wrekin have the best SATs results?

Of the 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Crudgington Primary School (100% in reading, 94% in maths); Windmill Primary School (91% in reading, 88% in maths); and High Ercall Primary School (95% in reading, 81% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Crudgington Primary SchoolWindmill Primary SchoolHigh Ercall Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Telford and Wrekin?

Yes. Haberdashers' Adams and Newport Girls' High School Academy are state grammar schools in Telford and Wrekin. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Haberdashers' AdamsNewport Girls' High School Academy

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Telford and Wrekin?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Telford and Wrekin published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Allscott Meads Primary Academy, 854 metres for 2026 entry; Aqueduct Primary Academy, 857 metres for 2026 entry; Charlton School, 4375 metres for 2026 entry; Crudgington Primary School, 6651 metres for 2026 entry; Grange Park Primary School, 1937 metres for 2026 entry. We hold figures for 19 schools in Telford and Wrekin; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Allscott Meads Primary AcademyAqueduct Primary AcademyCharlton SchoolCrudgington Primary SchoolGrange Park Primary School

Source: Telford and Wrekin admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Telford and Wrekin?

Apply to Telford and Wrekin through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.