Overall Oxbridge
#988
4 ranked schools · -74 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
24
Offers
4
Offer rate16.7%
-5.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
In the shadow of The Wrekin, the ancient hill that anchors Shropshire's eastern plain, Telford grew from a network of coalfield villages into a planned New Town of around 157,000 people after its designation in 1963. To the south, Ironbridge Gorge holds UNESCO World Heritage status as the Birthplace of Industry, giving the town a historical depth unusual for a settlement built largely in the twentieth century.
Old Park and Priorslee draw families competing for primary places across the borough's eastern districts, while Wellington, the historic market town absorbed into Telford's fabric, is among the most school-competitive corners for both primary and secondary choices. Madeley and Malinslee extend the residential offer southward. Telford Central station connects to Birmingham New Street in under an hour on the Shrewsbury to Birmingham line.
Area Performance
Across 70 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.02/10, -0.39 vs England.
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Distribution across all Telford schools
Telford vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Telford schools
top 50% of 14,978
top 50% of 14,978
top 74% of 3,862
top 74% of 3,862
top 58% of 2,555
top 58% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
4 ranked schools · -74 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
24
Offers
4
Oxford
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
12
Offers
0
Cambridge
4 ranked schools · +105 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
12
Offers
4
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