School admissions in Telford

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 33 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Telford in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 43 schools in Telford first 1,797 times for 1,788 places: 1.01 first choices per place. 12 of the 43 had more first choices than places. For 2023 entry, 7 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.31 miles (Newdale Primary School & Nursery) to 0.83 miles (Meadows Primary School and Nursery).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Telford first 1,832 times for 1,694 places: 1.08 first choices per place. 3 of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.20 miles (Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase) to 2.72 miles (Charlton School).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

43 schools. 12 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Redhill Primary AcademyTelford	1.75	60	1277 m (≈0.79 mi) 2023
Allscott Meads Primary AcademyTelford	1.65	20	not published
Lightmoor Village Primary SchoolTelford	1.50	30	679 m (≈0.42 mi) 2023
Newdale Primary School & NurseryTelford	1.49	59	491 m (≈0.31 mi) 2023
St George's Church of England Primary SchoolTelford	1.21	73	not published
High Ercall Primary SchoolTelford	1.15	20	not published
Crudgington Primary SchoolTelford	1.10	20	not published
Lawley Village AcademyTelford	1.08	60	not published
Grange Park Primary SchoolTelford	1.07	60	543 m (≈0.34 mi) 2023
Aqueduct Primary AcademyTelford	1.03	30	not published
Wrekin View Primary SchoolTelford	1.03	60	not published
Thomas Telford Primary Free SchoolTelford	1.02	60	not published
Holmer Lake Primary SchoolTelford	1.00	21	not published
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary SchoolTelford	1.00	23	not published
Sir Alexander Fleming Primary SchoolTelford	1.00	38	not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolTelford	1.00	13	not published
Teagues Bridge Primary SchoolTelford	1.00	30	not published
Muxton Primary SchoolTelford	0.98	46	not published
Windmill Primary SchoolTelford	0.98	45	not published
Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery CentreTelford	0.97	38	not published
Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and NurseryTelford	0.97	37	not published
Dawley Church of England Primary AcademyTelford	0.96	27	not published
John Randall Primary SchoolTelford	0.96	27	not published
Millbrook Primary School and NurseryTelford	0.96	50	not published
William Reynolds Primary School and NurseryTelford	0.94	54	not published
Old Park Primary SchoolTelford	0.93	61	not published
Dothill Primary SchoolTelford	0.93	60	not published
Hollinswood Primary SchoolTelford	0.93	43	not published
St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and NurseryTelford	0.93	28	not published
Hadley Learning Community - Primary PhaseTelford	0.91	85	not published
St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery CentreTelford	0.90	31	not published
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.Telford	0.90	20	not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolTelford	0.90	30	not published
Wombridge Primary SchoolTelford	0.87	31	not published
Ladygrove Primary SchoolTelford	0.87	60	1310 m (≈0.81 mi) 2023
Apley Wood Primary AcademyTelford	0.86	59	not published
Buildwas AcademyTelford	0.83	6	not published
Meadows Primary School and NurseryTelford	0.83	52	1331 m (≈0.83 mi) 2023
St Peter's Bratton Church of England AcademyTelford	0.80	40	not published
Lantern AcademyTelford	0.79	14	not published
Lawley Primary School and NurseryTelford	0.77	60	704 m (≈0.44 mi) 2023
Captain Webb Primary SchoolTELFORD	0.75	51	not published
Priorslee AcademyTelford	0.68	56	not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

9 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Madeley AcademyTelford	2.39	172	not published
Holy Trinity AcademyTelford	1.38	203	1726 m (≈1.07 mi) 2025
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary PhaseTelford	1.28	233	1931 m (≈1.20 mi) 2026
Charlton SchoolTelford	0.98	234	4375 m (≈2.72 mi) 2026
Ercall Wood AcademyTelford	0.85	200	2609.97 m (≈1.62 mi) 2023
The Telford Langley SchoolTelford	0.72	191	2304.14 m (≈1.43 mi) 2023
The Telford Park SchoolTelford	0.68	108	not published
New Road AcademyTelford	0.67	180	not published
Haberdashers' Abraham DarbyTelford	0.64	173	3643 m (≈2.26 mi) 2025