Thomas Telford University Technical College, Wolverhampton

In 2026, pupils at Thomas Telford University Technical College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Wolverhampton and 47 across England.

62% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Wolverhampton and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 53.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.41: pupils made above 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 48.7, against 61.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 349 families put Thomas Telford University Technical College as their first choice and 908 named it as one of their preferences, for 149 places offered. That is 2.3 first choices for every place. 233 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Thomas Telford University Technical College are Heath Park (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.1); Central Learning Partnership (1 mile); Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.1); and St Matthias School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.9).

Thomas Telford University Technical College's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Thomas Telford University Technical College is one of 6 schools run by Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.2 in 2024/25.

56 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Thomas Telford University Technical College (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

Of the 64 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 97% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 28% to a further education college.

Of the 45 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 62% went on to university or other higher education, 24% to apprenticeships and 4% into work. 5% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

58.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (32%), Black (23%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 118 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 17 (1.7%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Thomas Telford University Technical College had 74 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Yarwell Close (after), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Thomas Telford University Technical College stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 681 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wolverhampton (286), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Thomas Telford University Technical College issued 63 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Thomas Telford University Technical College are Woden Primary School (0.2 miles), St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles), Dunstall Hill Primary School (0.7 miles) and West Park Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.