New Road Academy
Telford · Telford and Wrekin
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New Road Academy is a secondary academy in Telford, Telford and Wrekin. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 13 member schools: 5 primary schools, 5 secondary schools, 2 special schools, 1 alternative provision setting. Local authorities: Shropshire | Telford and Wrekin. Regions: West Midlands. — from the LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST public record.
New Road Academy is a secondary academy in Telford, Telford and Wrekin, part of LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- New Road Academy
- Address
- New Road, Wrockwardine Wood
- Postcode
- TF2 7AB
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Parliamentary constituency
- Telford
- URN (official identifier)
- 150811
- Establishment number
- 4005
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 1073
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1200
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Bell
- Ofsted inspection
- Last inspected as The Telford Priory School on 29 Mar 2022, before it became New Road Academy (Requires improvement)Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- newroad.lct.education
- Telephone
- 01952951412
- Date opened
- 1 Mar 2024
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at New Road Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,073 | 32,580 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 48.1% | 28.0% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 22.8% | 16.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.5% | 5.3% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 22.7% | 17.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for New Road Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as The Telford Priory School (URN 142285)
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Leaders and those responsible for governance are not taking effective action in order for the school to become a good school
Report published 19 Dec 2023
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as The Telford Priory School (URN 142285)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 24 May 2022
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as The Telford Priory School (URN 142285)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 9 Jul 2019
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Telford Priory School (URN 142285)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 9 Jul 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Wrockwardine Wood Arts Academy (URN 139450)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 13 Apr 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sutherland Business and Enterprise College (URN 139451)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 14 Apr 2015
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at New Road Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 13.3% | 7.5% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 36.1% | 20.0% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at New Road Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £569,250 for 517.5 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 48.0% | 30.3% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £528 | £404 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at New Road Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,094 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Telford and Wrekin average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £9,669,000 £8,838 per pupil | £8,200 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £8,646,000 £7,903 per pupil | £7,692 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £4,953,000 £4,527 per pupil · 57.3% | £4,454 · 57.9% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £728,000 £665 per pupil · 8.4% | £794 · 10.3% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £136,000 £124 per pupil · 1.6% | £129 · 1.7% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £105,000 £96 per pupil · 1.2% | £118 · 1.5% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £1,023,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £974,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £4,079 per pupil, supply and agency £64 per pupil — spending up £3,825 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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