Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 25 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
Unique reference
144853
Address
Waterloo Road, Hadley, TF1 5NU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1248 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
53.2%
Girls
46.8%
First language not English
30.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.3%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 58.7%
Other White 10.6%
Pakistani 9.5%
Mixed 7.1%
African 5.9%
Indian 3.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 32%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 28%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.3
Local authority average 44.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.77
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award25
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award18
Health StudiesTechnical Award68
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award28
Speech & DramaTechnical Award25
TourismTechnical Award38
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE13
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE44
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE33
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
231
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
355
2nd preference
247
3rd preference
164
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
224
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
245
133
112
Year 8
257
146
111
Year 9
254
129
125
Year 10
253
124
129
Year 11
239
132
107
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
85.0%
85.5%
Further education
59.0%
40.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
12.0%
30.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
17.0%
14.5%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
2.3%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
4.0%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
6.0%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.7%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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