Charlton School
Academy sponsor led · 1,218 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.7
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Haberdashers' Adams
- Pupils on roll
- 1,090of 1,126 places
- Free school meals
- 4.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 149
- Ofsted
- Good, 10 May 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Adams' Grammar School (URN 123593, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Of the 121 pupils who finished Year 11 at Haberdashers' Adams in 2023, 82% stayed on in Haberdashers' Adams’ own sixth form (Telford and Wrekin average 29%), 7% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 178 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 61% went to university (Telford and Wrekin 35%, England 37%), and 56% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 71.8 against 46.1 across England and 44.2 in Telford and Wrekin, with 95% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Haberdashers' Adams admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 50% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Telford and Wrekin and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Haberdashers' Adams | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 121 | 2,324 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 82% | 29% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 7% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 7% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Haberdashers' Adams | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 178 | 1,755 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 77% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 61% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 56% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 16% | 29% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 14% | 19% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Haberdashers' Adams | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 71.8 | 44.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 95% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 70% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.70 | 3.91 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 3% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 32.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 10% | 14% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 148 | 99% | 89% | 49% | 20% | 99% |
| English Literature | 148 | 99% | 86% | 41% | 21% | 98% |
| Mathematics | 148 | 99% | 88% | 80% | 22% | 100% |
| Physics | 141 | 95% | 23% | 81% | 46% | 98% |
| Biology | 141 | 95% | 23% | 64% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 141 | 95% | 23% | 79% | 47% | 99% |
| German | 74 | 50% | 5% | 51% | 33% | 93% |
| French | 73 | 49% | 18% | 33% | 29% | 84% |
| Physical Education | 70 | 47% | 11% | 46% | 24% | 97% |
| Geography | 68 | 46% | 41% | 76% | 25% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 55 | 37% | 31% | 76% | 32% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 50 | 34% | 18% | 54% | 20% | 96% |
| History | 45 | 30% | 41% | 62% | 26% | 98% |
| Design and Technology | 39 | 26% | 11% | 44% | 23% | 97% |
| Computer Science | 38 | 26% | 13% | 68% | 30% | 97% |
| Music | 34 | 23% | 5% | 47% | 33% | 100% |
| Drama | 22 | 15% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 21 | 14% | 7% | 33% | 24% | 95% |
| Astronomy | 10 | 7% | 0% | 80% | 29% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 7 | 5% | 65% | 29% | 9% | 100% |
| Chinese | 5 | 3% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Haberdashers' Adams | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 345 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 170 | 781 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 41.26 | 37.86 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B+ | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 32% | 27% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 104 | 61% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 58 | 34% | 17% |
| Biology | 58 | 34% | 20% |
| Physics | 56 | 33% | 12% |
| Economics | 40 | 24% | 13% |
| Psychology | 25 | 15% | 23% |
| History | 20 | 12% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 11% | 4% |
| Further Mathematics | 17 | 10% | 5% |
| Sociology | 16 | 9% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 16 | 9% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 9% | 5% |
| Politics | 15 | 9% | 6% |
| Geography | 13 | 8% | 10% |
| English Literature | 11 | 6% | 11% |
| Product Design | 10 | 6% | 2% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 113 | 66% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 49 | 29% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 32 | 19% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 21 | 12% | — |
| Classical Civilisation | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 21 | 12% | — |
| Geology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 21 | 12% | — |
| Geology | GCE AS level (All) | 21 | 12% | — |
| Classical Civilisation | GCE AS level (All) | 21 | 12% | — |
| Physical Education | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 17 | 10% | — |
| Physical Education | GCE AS level (All) | 17 | 10% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 14 | 8% | — |
| Art and Design | GCE AS level (All) | 10 | 6% | — |
| Drama | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 9 | 5% | — |
| Drama | GCE AS level (All) | 9 | 5% | — |
| Music | GCE AS level (All) | 8 | 5% | — |
| French | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 7 | 4% | — |
| French | GCE AS level (All) | 7 | 4% | — |
| Art and Design | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 6 | 4% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Music | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.