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Boarding schools in and near Telford and Wrekin

All 2 boarding schools in Telford and Wrekin, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Telford and Wrekin

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  1. Haberdashers' Adams

    Newport, TF10 7BD · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Telford and Wrekin boarding schools average.

    285 first choices, 135 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Telford and Wrekin boarding schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Telford and Wrekin boarding schools about 9
    Pupils
    1,090
    View school Haberdashers' Adams
  2. Wrekin College

    Telford, TF1 3BH · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Telford and Wrekin boarding schools about 9
    Pupils
    671
    View school Wrekin College

Just outside Telford and Wrekin

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Telford and Wrekin.

  1. Concord College

    11.1 miles from Telford and Wrekin · Independent · Secondary · Ages 12 to 20

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Telford and Wrekin boarding schools about 9
    Pupils
    536
    View school Concord College
  2. Prestfelde School

    11.3 miles from Telford and Wrekin · Independent · Primary · Ages 3 to 13

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Telford and Wrekin boarding schools about 9
    Pupils
    283
    View school Prestfelde School
  3. Shrewsbury School

    12.7 miles from Telford and Wrekin · Independent · Secondary · Ages 12 to 18

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Telford and Wrekin boarding schools about 9
    Pupils
    848
    View school Shrewsbury School
The big picture

How Telford and Wrekin's boarding schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Telford and Wrekin

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Telford and Wrekin

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    1 of the 2 boarding schools in Telford and Wrekin have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Boarding schools in Telford and Wrekin, explained

There are 2 boarding schools in Telford and Wrekin, teaching 1,761 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Telford and Wrekin boarding schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 73.9 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

3.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,354 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many boarding schools are in Telford and Wrekin?
There are 2 boarding schools in Telford and Wrekin, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best boarding schools in Telford and Wrekin?
The highest-ranked boarding schools in Telford and Wrekin on Eduscope are Haberdashers' Adams. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are boarding schools in Telford and Wrekin ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Telford and Wrekin boarding schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across boarding schools in Telford and Wrekin is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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