Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.20 miles
Last place allocated distance · Published by Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase is a secondary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 25 May 2022. Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase 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 | 1.20 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
- There were 299 first-choice applications for 233 Year 7 offers in 2026; 221 offers went to first-choice families, and 78 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 1.20 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- In 2024/25, 28% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 44.4 (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
- Waterloo Road, Hadley, Telford, TF1 5NU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 1,237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 25 May 2022
Strengths
- “This is a school which sits at the heart of the local community.”
- “Pupils are proud to attend here and wear their uniform with pride.”
- “Staff have strong relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “The number of pupils who opt to study MFL at key stage 4 is broadly average.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 July 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) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.4 | 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: 299 first-preference applications, 233 offers in total, 221 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.
- New Road Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Charlton School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ercall Wood Academy 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Telford Langley School 2.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Academy 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Telford Park School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Madeley Academy 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Haberdashers' Abraham Darby 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published