Charlton School
Academy sponsor led · 1,218 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.7
Academy sponsor led
New Road Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,073of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 48.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 227
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 29 March 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Telford Priory School (URN 142285, until 29 February 2024).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where New Road Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.6 against 46.1 across England and 44.2 in Telford and Wrekin, with 24% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish and French add up to 15% of the year group, and 16% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
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.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | New Road Academy | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.6 | 44.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 37% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 16% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.12 | 3.91 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.4 | 32.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.7 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 22% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 226 | 100% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 40% |
| English Language | 226 | 100% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 59% |
| English Literature | 226 | 100% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 63% |
| Combined Science | 194 | 85% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 43% |
| Geography | 116 | 51% | 41% | 9% | 25% | 43% |
| History | 57 | 25% | 41% | 7% | 26% | 40% |
| Computer Science | 46 | 20% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 50% |
| Fine Art | 38 | 17% | 9% | 34% | 28% | 92% |
| Spanish | 34 | 15% | 19% | 38% | 27% | 88% |
| Biology | 31 | 14% | 23% | 19% | 45% | 68% |
| Physics | 31 | 14% | 23% | 16% | 46% | 65% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 14% | 23% | 26% | 47% | 71% |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 11% | 31% | 12% | 32% | 54% |
| Design and Technology | 20 | 9% | 11% | 5% | 23% | 25% |
| Statistics | 20 | 9% | 5% | 35% | 20% | 85% |
| Graphic Communication | 15 | 7% | 1% | 20% | 23% | 80% |
| Photography | 14 | 6% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 100% |
| Music | 13 | 6% | 5% | 23% | 33% | 69% |
| Textiles | 11 | 5% | 2% | 45% | 27% | 100% |
| Polish | 6 | 3% | 1% | 83% | 84% | 83% |
| Russian | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Punjabi | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| French | 1 | 0% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 92 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 70 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 54 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 44 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 36 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 27 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 27 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 26 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 15 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin
Ercall Wood Academy
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87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.5
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
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75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.7
Haberdashers' Adams
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,090 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 71.8
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.4
Holy Trinity Academy
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 994 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.9
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.