Haberdashers' Adams, Newport

In its own words: "Haberdashers’ Adams is a selective state grammar school for day pupils and boarders, located in the rural market town of Newport in Shropshire. Newport is approximately 20 minutes from Telford, an hour away from Birmingham and one and a half hours from London by train. We welcome boys and girls aged 11-18 as day pupils and offer boarding for boys."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, rugby, hockey, cooking, debating, Duke of Edinburgh and cadets.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Haberdashers' Adams averaged an Attainment 8 score of 73.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.9 in Telford and Wrekin and 47 across England.

97% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Telford and Wrekin and 47% in England.

That is up from 71.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.46: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Haberdashers' Adams is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 285 families put Haberdashers' Adams as their first choice and 558 named it as one of their preferences, for 135 places offered. That is 2.1 first choices for every place. 158 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Haberdashers' Adams admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Haberdashers' Adams ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Telford and Wrekin's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Telford and Wrekin has 2 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Haberdashers' Adams are Newport Girls' High School Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.4); The Burton Borough School (0.6 miles, Attainment 8 43.3); New Road Academy (5.1 miles, Attainment 8 35); and Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase (6.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47).

Haberdashers' Adams's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Haberdashers' Adams is one of 2 schools run by Haberdashers' West Midlands Academies Trust, an academy trust.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Haberdashers' Adams (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school and 100% say their child is happy there.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (77%).

Of the 143 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 97% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 10% to a further education college.

Of the 170 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 67% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 15% into work. 42% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 113 pupils (10.4%) received SEN support and 4 (0.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Haberdashers' Adams.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Peters Church (adjacent), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 78 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Telford and Wrekin (139).

In 2024/25, Haberdashers' Adams issued 25 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Haberdashers' Adams are Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (0.3 miles); Moorfield Primary School (0.5 miles); Newport Infant School and Nursery (0.5 miles); and St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.