New Road Academy

Secondary Academy sponsor led • Open

Contact

New Road
Wrockwardine Wood
Telford, Shropshire TF2 7AB

School Profile

Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Religious ethos
None
Admissions policy
Capacity
1200
Pupils
1091 (Boys: 567, Girls: 524)
Free School Meals
45.9%
Capacity utilisation
91% (1,091 / 1,200)
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Type group
Academies
Federation
n/a
SEN provision
None reported
Resourced provision
None
Opened
Mar 2024
Status
Open

Key identifiers

URN
150811
LAESTAB
8944005
UKPRN
10094916
Establishment No.
4005
Ofsted phase
Secondary

Ofsted

Requires improvement (Grade 3) published 24 May 2022
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
9
Sixth form
9

At a glance

Total pupils
1,057
Age range
11–16
Admissions
Unknown
Religious character
None
Faith
Non-faith
Trust (MAT)
LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
What do Ofsted grades mean?
  • Outstanding (1) – Highest judgement.
  • Good (2) – Strong overall effectiveness.
  • Requires improvement (3) – Not yet good.
  • Inadequate (4) – Significant weaknesses.
Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous grade still stands (e.g. “School remains Good”) but don’t replace the last graded judgement.

Inspection history

  • Requires improvement
    24 May 2022
    Type: Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
    Quality: Requires improvement
    Behaviour: Requires improvement
    Personal dev: Requires improvement
    Leadership: Requires improvement
    Early years: 9
    Sixth form: 9

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective (24 May 2022)