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Kickstart Academy

Special / other · Telford · TF2 9PQ

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Requires improvement

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: Requires improvementLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 16 March 2022

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At a glance

49 pupils · 82% of 60 capacity

School type
Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Age range
14–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
71.4% of pupils
English as additional language
10.7% of pupils
SEN support
89.3% of pupils
EHC plan
5.4% of pupils
Website
Kickstart.lct.education
URN
150262

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
8.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

71% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 29% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£20,911
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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