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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. 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.

Reception places, September 2026

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

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Redhill Primary AcademyTelford1.75601277 m (≈0.79 mi) 2023
Allscott Meads Primary AcademyTelford1.6520not published
Lightmoor Village Primary SchoolTelford1.5030679 m (≈0.42 mi) 2023
Newdale Primary School & NurseryTelford1.4959491 m (≈0.31 mi) 2023
St George's Church of England Primary SchoolTelford1.2173not published
High Ercall Primary SchoolTelford1.1520not published
Crudgington Primary SchoolTelford1.1020not published
Lawley Village AcademyTelford1.0860not published
Grange Park Primary SchoolTelford1.0760543 m (≈0.34 mi) 2023
Aqueduct Primary AcademyTelford1.0330not published
Wrekin View Primary SchoolTelford1.0360not published
Thomas Telford Primary Free SchoolTelford1.0260not published
Holmer Lake Primary SchoolTelford1.0021not published
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary SchoolTelford1.0023not published
Sir Alexander Fleming Primary SchoolTelford1.0038not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolTelford1.0013not published
Teagues Bridge Primary SchoolTelford1.0030not published
Muxton Primary SchoolTelford0.9846not published
Windmill Primary SchoolTelford0.9845not published
Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery CentreTelford0.9738not published
Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and NurseryTelford0.9737not published
Dawley Church of England Primary AcademyTelford0.9627not published
John Randall Primary SchoolTelford0.9627not published
Millbrook Primary School and NurseryTelford0.9650not published
William Reynolds Primary School and NurseryTelford0.9454not published
Old Park Primary SchoolTelford0.9361not published
Dothill Primary SchoolTelford0.9360not published
Hollinswood Primary SchoolTelford0.9343not published
St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and NurseryTelford0.9328not published
Hadley Learning Community - Primary PhaseTelford0.9185not published
St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery CentreTelford0.9031not published
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.Telford0.9020not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolTelford0.9030not published
Wombridge Primary SchoolTelford0.8731not published
Ladygrove Primary SchoolTelford0.87601310 m (≈0.81 mi) 2023
Apley Wood Primary AcademyTelford0.8659not published
Randlay Primary SchoolTelford0.8431not published
Buildwas AcademyTelford0.836not published
Meadows Primary School and NurseryTelford0.83521331 m (≈0.83 mi) 2023
St Peter's Bratton Church of England AcademyTelford0.8040not published
Lantern AcademyTelford0.7914not published
Lawley Primary School and NurseryTelford0.7760704 m (≈0.44 mi) 2023
Captain Webb Primary SchoolTELFORD0.7551not published
Priorslee AcademyTelford0.6856not 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.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Madeley AcademyTelford2.39172not published
Holy Trinity AcademyTelford1.382031726 m (≈1.07 mi) 2025
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary PhaseTelford1.282331931 m (≈1.20 mi) 2026
Charlton SchoolTelford0.982344375 m (≈2.72 mi) 2026
Ercall Wood AcademyTelford0.852002609.97 m (≈1.62 mi) 2023
The Telford Langley SchoolTelford0.721912304.14 m (≈1.43 mi) 2023
The Telford Park SchoolTelford0.68108not published
New Road AcademyTelford0.67180not published
Haberdashers' Abraham DarbyTelford0.641733643 m (≈2.26 mi) 2025

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.