Thomas Telford University Technical College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 19 2018 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Unique reference
- 140160
- Address
- Springfield Campus, Cambridge Street, WV10 0JR
- Website
- www.Thomastelfordutc.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 810 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 33%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.8%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
Indian 18.6%
African 16%
Mixed 14.4%
White British 13.3%
Other White 10.6%
Other Asian 7%
Caribbean 6.5%
Other 5.3%
Pakistani 3.5%
Other Black 1.7%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 64%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.4
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 26 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 22 |
Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 11 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 12 |
Biology | GCSE | 24 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
English Language | GCSE | 69 |
English Literature | GCSE | 69 |
French | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Thomas Telford University Technical College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 405
- 2nd preference
- 255
- 3rd preference
- 162
- From another Local Authority
- 42
Offers
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 153 83 70 |
Year 8 | 155 82 73 |
Year 9 | 158 95 63 |
Year 10 | 158 75 83 |
Year 11 | 64 35 29 |
Year 12 | 80 44 36 |
Year 13 | 42 18 24 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 80.0% 87.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 36.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 48.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 1.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 0.0% 2.4% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 2.1% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.4% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 48.0% 67.1% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 3.0% 14.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 3.0% 14.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 14.0% 1.7% 1.7% |