New Road Academy

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

Telford and WrekinLocal Authority

TelfordConstituency

TF2 7ABPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

New Road Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,073 pupils. New Road Academy is part of LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.12

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

1,073

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,073
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 May 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.