Schools in Telford
Telford has 73 schools including 50 primaries and 9 secondaries, administered by Telford and Wrekin Council. As a planned New Town developed from the 1960s, Telford's primary schools are spread across self-contained residential townships including Dawley, Madeley, Stirchley and Brookside. This distributed layout means most families have a neighbourhood school within walking distance, though popular schools still fill on distance in high-demand years.
Secondary provision in Telford is provided by a mix of academy trusts covering the main residential areas. The absence of selective schools means the comprehensive system handles all secondary placements. New housing growth in areas such as Lawley Village and Ironbridge corridor has increased pressure on both primary and secondary places in those zones.
School demand in Telford
Across the 62 schools in Telford with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 22 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
15 schools in Telford have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
31 of the schools in Telford are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Telford and Wrekin, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
30 of the schools in Telford have a current Ofsted rating, of which 19 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Telford: 15 oversubscribed (50)
Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF2 8EP
High Ercall Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Telford · TF6 6AF
Lawley Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF4 2PR
Wombridge Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF2 6AN
Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF2 7AH
Holmer Lake Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF3 1LD
Ladygrove Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF4 2LF
Randlay Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF3 2LR
Captain Webb Primary School
Primary · Community school
TELFORD · TF4 3DU
John Randall Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF7 4DS
Teagues Bridge Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF2 6RE
Muxton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF2 8SA
Hollinswood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF3 2EP
Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Telford · TF2 8BH
St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Telford · TF10 8JQ
Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Telford · TF2 7HG
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Telford · TF7 5DL
St George's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Telford · TF2 9LJ
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Telford · TF8 7DS
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Telford · TF7 5EJ
St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Telford · TF2 7PZ
Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF7 4HG
Old Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF3 2BF
Newdale Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF3 5HA
Woodlands Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF7 5HX
Lightmoor Village Primary School
Primary · Community school
Telford · TF4 3EG
Dothill Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Telford · TF1 3JB
Priorslee Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF2 9RS
Lawley Village Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Telford · TF4 2SG
Buildwas Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Telford · TF8 7DA
Grange Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF3 1ET
Dawley Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Telford · TF4 3AL
Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF1 5NU
Windmill Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Telford · TF3 1LG
Redhill Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF2 9GZ
Wrekin View Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF1 3ES
Crudgington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF6 6JF
St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF5 0NT
Lantern Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF2 0AZ
Allscott Meads Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools
Telford · TF6 5FA
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF1 3ER
Apley Wood Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF1 6FQ
Aqueduct Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Telford · TF4 3RP
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF2 7HG
Thomas Telford Primary Free School
Primary · Free schools
Telford · TF2 5AB
Meadows Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF1 5HF
William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF7 5QW
Millbrook Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF1 6UJ
St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF6 6DH
Short Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Telford · TF1 2JA
Secondary Schools in Telford (9)
Madeley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Telford · TF7 5FB
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Telford · TF7 5HX
The Telford Langley School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Telford · TF4 3JS
Holy Trinity Academy
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Telford · TF2 9SQ
Charlton School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Telford · TF1 3FA
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
Secondary · Academy converter
Telford · TF1 5NU
Ercall Wood Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Telford · TF1 2DT
The Telford Park School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Telford · TF3 1FA
New Road Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Telford · TF2 7AB
Other Schools in Telford (14)
Madeley Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Telford · TF7 5ET
Oakengates Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Telford · TF2 6BT
The Linden Centre
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Telford · TF3 5BT
Wrekin College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Telford · TF1 3BH
Overley Hall School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Telford · TF6 5HE
Thomas Telford School
Not applicable · City technology college
Telford · TF3 4NW
Haughton School
Not applicable · Community special school
Telford · TF7 4BW
Southall School
Not applicable · Community special school
Telford · TF4 3PX
The Bridge at HLC
Not applicable · Community special school
Telford · TF1 5NQ
Telford College
All through · Further education
Telford · TF1 2NP
Amberleigh Therapeutic School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Telford · TF2 9NZ
Queensway
Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led
Telford · TF4 3PP
Aspris Telford School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Telford · TF8 7DT
Kickstart Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Telford · TF2 9PQ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Telford are set by Telford and Wrekin and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.