New Road Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
New Road Academy 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.
New Road 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 2024/25, 24% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); Attainment 8 score was 38.6 (England 46).
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 120 first-choice applications for 180 offers; 118 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 48.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin is 33.1%.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 62 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower, with 0.7 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 12 Telford and Wrekin secondary schools.
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
- New Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, TF2 7AB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 1,073 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 24% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.6 | 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: 120 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 118 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.
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase 1.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Academy 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Charlton School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ercall Wood Academy 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Telford Langley School 3.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Telford Park School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Madeley Academy 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Newport Girls' High School Academy 4.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published