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Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase

Primary · Telford · TF1 5NU

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 22 June 2022

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At a glance

664 pupils · 96% of 690 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
25.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
30.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
22.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://hlcprimary.lct.education/
URN
144942

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 77 families named it first for 85 Reception places, 0.91 first choices per place. We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2023 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 22 June 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.91 first-choice applications per place

85 places offered · 77 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)

Criterion not stated
1085 m (≈0.67 mi)

2025 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

94 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
77%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
17%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school77%
Median of its 12 closest peers60.5%
Telford and Wrekin average65.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool · 52 miles awayGood60%
St John's Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool · 55 miles awayOutstanding67%
Seely Primary SchoolNottingham · 59 miles awayGood (2019)61%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, MiddletonManchester · 60 miles awayGood48%
Newdale Primary School & NurseryTelford · 1 miles awayOutstanding78%
Robert Fitzroy AcademyCroydon · 137 miles awayGood64%
Newtons Primary SchoolRainham · 139 miles awayGood (2019)59%
Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsSouthampton · 130 miles awayOutstanding (2019)78%
William Law CofE Primary SchoolPeterborough · 92 miles awayGood63%
Woodnewton- A Learning CommunityCorby · 75 miles awayGood55%
Accrington Peel Park Primary SchoolAccrington · 73 miles awayRequires improvement57%
Sutton Road Primary SchoolMansfield · 61 miles awayGood60%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 48% (Telford and Wrekin 66%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 14% (Telford and Wrekin 3%, England 5%) · Any other White background 10% (Telford and Wrekin 6%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Telford and Wrekin 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Telford and Wrekin 4%, England 4%) · Black African 4% (Telford and Wrekin 7%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Telford and Wrekin 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Telford and Wrekin 2%, England 3%) · Not recorded 2% (Telford and Wrekin 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Telford and Wrekin 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Telford and Wrekin 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Telford and Wrekin 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Telford and Wrekin 1%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Telford and Wrekin 0%, England 2%) · other groups together 0%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.87 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Telford and Wrekin: 2.35 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

64.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,555; 13.2% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£24,280
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 65% (77%) · premises 22% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 2% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £772,000; in-year balance +£554,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher17.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications30%18.1%
In managerial or professional work12.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways37%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier32.3%62.3%
Social housing35.4%17.1%
Privately rented32.3%20.5%
Detached houses8%22.9%
Flats9.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms15.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van32%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014142 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£190,000343 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£150,000–£235,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (70)£265,000
Semi-detached (148)£190,000
Terraced (81)£175,000
Flat (44)£130,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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