Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
26.81 miles
Last place allocated distance · Published by Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby is a secondary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby 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 | 26.81 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
- The last Year 7 offer in 2026 went to a child living 26.81 miles away, the longest of the 5 Telford and Wrekin secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 distance was further in 2026 than in 2025 and 2023, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years.
- Year 7 in 2026 had 110 first-choice applications for 173 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer, the lowest of 12 Telford and Wrekin secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 104 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place; 69 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Ironbridge Road, Madeley, Telford, TF7 5HX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 1,084 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this school.”
- “They speak clearly about feeling safe and cared for because trusted adults listen and act when concerns arise.”
- “Staff remain vigilant for any safeguarding concerns and use their training effectively.”
To improve
- “However, teachers deliver lessons with varying levels of consistency and effectiveness.”
- “Some pupils do not receive sufficient challenge in their work.”
- “The degree to which teachers check understanding varies across subjects.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2026 (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) | 32% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.7 | 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: 110 first-preference applications, 173 offers in total, 104 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.
- Madeley Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Telford Langley School 2.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Telford Park School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Academy 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ercall Wood Academy 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase 4.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- New Road Academy 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Charlton School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published