Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase, Telford

In its own words: "Hadley Learning Community Academy - Secondary Phase: a community-based academy, part of the Learning Community Trust. Hadley Learning Community is a vibrant and ambitious secondary school situated in the heart of the Hadley community in Telford. At Hadley Learning Community, we are deeply committed to our community which has shaped both our vision and the ethos of our school."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Hadley Learning Community, we are deeply committed to the success and well-being of every student. We inspire, motivate, and challenge them to reach their full potential through dedication, hard work, and perseverance. Our inspiring curriculum is delivered by passionate and confident staff, ensuring exceptional outcomes for all students."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:40am and after-school care.

In 2026, pupils at Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.9 in Telford and Wrekin and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Telford and Wrekin and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.21: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.6, against 52.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and History.

For September 2026 entry, 299 families put Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase as their first choice and 756 named it as one of their preferences, for 233 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 78 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase are New Road Academy (1.4 miles, Attainment 8 35); Charlton School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9); Ercall Wood Academy (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.9); and Thomas Telford School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.8).

Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase is one of 13 schools run by Learning Community Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.2 in 2024/25.

Of the 242 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

31.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (56%), Asian (16%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest railway station is Oakengates Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Learning Community (adjacent), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase issued 136 suspensions, 10.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase are Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase (under 0.1 miles), Meadows Primary School and Nursery (0.7 miles), Millbrook Primary School and Nursery (0.8 miles) and Teagues Bridge Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.