Kickstart Academy
Kickstart Academy is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Telford for boys and girls aged 14 to 16. It has 49 pupils and room for 60. About 71 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2022.
Whitechapel Way, Telford, TF2 9PQ01952 951413Kickstart.lct.educationMrs Sarah Lewis headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 16 March 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Telford and Wrekin council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 60 pupils, for social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Telford and Wrekin with social, emotional and mental health provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (49).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 49 | 56 | 46 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 71% | 70% | 65% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 8% | 11% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 89% | 100% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priorslee Academy | Academy | 720 m | 434 | Report card 2026 | 20 | Compare |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 573 | No overall grade 2024 | 87 | Compare |
| Holy Trinity Academy | Roman Catholic/Church of England | 0.7 miles | 994 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
| Hollinswood Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 340 | Not inspected | 43 | Compare |
| Lantern Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 113 | No overall grade 2025 | 22 | Compare |
| Redhill Primary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 491 | Outstanding 2024 | 97 | Compare |
| Thomas Telford School | CTC | 1.1 miles | 1,657 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Old Park Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 607 | Good 2023 | 60 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Kickstart Academy a good school?
Kickstart Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it requires improvement at its last inspection in March 2022.
What is Kickstart Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kickstart Academy requires improvement at its last full inspection on 16 March 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Kickstart Academy have?
49 pupils aged 14 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 60 places, so it is 82% full.
Does Kickstart Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has sen unit for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Whitechapel Way, Telford, TF2 9PQ
- Telephone
- 01952 951413
- Website
- Kickstart.lct.education
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Lewis
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 14-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Learning Community Trust (13 schools)
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward
- Priorslee
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2023 (fresh start)
- URN
- 150262 · LAESTAB 8941108 · UKPRN 10093636
- Formerly
- Kickstart Academy
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.