Charlton School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.72 miles
Last place allocated distance · Published by Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Charlton School is a secondary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Charlton School 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 | 2.72 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 child offered a Year 7 2026 place lived 2.72 miles away, 2nd longest of 5 Telford and Wrekin secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- That distance was nearer than in 2025 and about the same as in 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- There were 230 first-choice applications for 234 Year 7 offers in 2026; 207 offers went to first-choice families and 23 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 42.7 (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
- Apley Avenue, Telford, TF1 3FA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 1,218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “The school is an open, friendly and respectful community.”
- “Pupils feel safe and are well cared for.”
- “They know that there are trusted adults who they can talk to should they have any concerns.”
To improve
- “The quality and impact of lessons that pupils experience is variable across the school.”
- “Inconsistencies in teaching affect how well pupils learn.”
- “Pupils' needs are not always addressed appropriately through adaptations to the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 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) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.7 | 46 |
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: 230 first-preference applications, 234 offers in total, 207 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.
- Ercall Wood Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase 1.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- New Road Academy 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Telford Langley School 3.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Academy 4.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Telford Park School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Madeley Academy 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Haberdashers' Abraham Darby 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published