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Telford College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationTelfordTelford and Wrekin
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeD+2024/25

Telford College is a further education in Telford for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Haybridge Road, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2NP01952 642200telfordcollege.ac.ukMr Lawrence Wood principal & ceoAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,063 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeD+23.1 points per entry
A level progress-0.60Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better2%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished80%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192017
Students1,0631,0351,0079572,0581,185
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry23.1221.1618.2623.3223.66
Average A level gradeD+DD-D+D+NE
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS22.6621.8018.4724.5325.50
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects2%3%2%2%5%
A level progressA level value added-0.60-0.70-0.54
Applied general courses: points per entry23.9423.1724.5128.56
T levels: points per entry23.3722.6222.3225.24
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed80%88%84%86%99%

A level subjects

19 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology33Sociology25Biology21Business Studies19History17Chemistry14Economics13Media / Film / TV Studies13Mathematics13Law13Religious Studies10Fine Art10English Literature10Computer Science9English Language8Geography7Physics7Photography7Geology5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology33 entries · 0% A* or A · 91% passed
6%England 46%
Sociology25 entries · 8% A* or A · 92% passed
28%England 49%
Biology21 entries · 5% A* or A · 71% passed
14%England 49%
Business Studies19 entries · 5% A* or A · 95% passed
21%England 47%
History17 entries · 0% A* or A · 94% passed
18%England 55%
Chemistry14 entries · 7% A* or A · 79% passed
21%England 53%
Economics13 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed
8%England 57%
Media / Film / TV Studies13 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
23%England 46%
Mathematics13 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed
15%England 60%
Law13 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed
0%England 40%
Religious Studies10 entries · 0% A* or A · 90% passed
0%England 50%
Fine Art10 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
20%England 65%
English Literature10 entries · 0% A* or A · 90% passed
10%England 52%
Computer Science9 entries · 0% A* or A · 89% passed
0%England 46%
English Language8 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
0%England 44%
Geography7 entries · 0% A* or A · 86% passed
43%England 51%
Physics7 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
0%England 51%
Photography7 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed
14%England 58%
Geology5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 45%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

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.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 943 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training67%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 57%, compared with 72% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training36%England 72%
Top-third universities2%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship10%England 6%
Higher technical course3%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 29% went on to degree-level study or training and 3% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training67%70%75%
Education19%24%28%
Apprenticeship10%9%14%1%
Work38%37%33%
Not in education, work or training28%23%20%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m22112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate132 per 1,000 people45% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop130 mTelford College, 23 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Short Wood Primary SchoolAcademy810 mNot inspectedCompare
The Bridge SchoolCouncil870 m239No overall grade 2025Compare
Millbrook Primary School and NurseryAcademy0.6 miles462Good 2023Compare
Wrekin CollegeIndependent (grammar)0.6 miles671Not inspectedCompare
Hadley Learning Community - Primary PhaseAcademy0.8 miles664Good 202281Compare
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary PhaseAcademy0.8 miles1,237Good 202238Compare
Ercall Wood AcademyAcademy0.8 miles971No overall grade 202547Compare
Meadows Primary School and NurseryAcademy1.0 miles443Good 2021Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Telford College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Telford College yet.

How many pupils does Telford College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Haybridge Road, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2NP
Telephone
01952 642200
Website
www.telfordcollege.ac.uk
Principal & Ceo
Mr Lawrence Wood
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
Ward
Arleston & College
Constituency
The Wrekin
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 1900
URN
130796 · LAESTAB 8948000 · UKPRN 10006549
Formerly
New College Telford

Where these figures come from