Madeley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.59 miles
Band 1: SLD (m) Last child allocated · Published by Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Madeley Academy is a secondary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Madeley Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.59 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, Year 7 had 411 first-choice applications for 172 offers, 2.4 first choices per offer, the highest of 12 Telford and Wrekin secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 168 offers went to first-choice families, while 243 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place under one of its admission criteria lived 1.59 miles away; the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years.
- In 2024/25, 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 47.2 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Telford and Wrekin schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Castlefields Way, Madeley, Telford, TF7 5FB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 1,220 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to come to Madeley Academy.”
- “They enjoy school and want to do well.”
- “Leaders have a strong understanding of the community they serve and set high expectations for all pupils.”
To improve
- “However, this is not consistent across all subjects.”
- “Leaders recognise that this could be developed further in other areas.”
- “Leaders are aware that, to enhance their work, a closer focus on the impact of their actions will drive further improvement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 October 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 411 first-preference applications, 172 offers in total, 168 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Telford and Wrekin.
- Haberdashers' Abraham Darby 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Telford Park School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Telford Langley School 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Academy 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase 4.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Ercall Wood Academy 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- New Road Academy 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Charlton School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published