The Linden Centre
The Linden Centre is a pupil referral unit in Telford for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 35 pupils and room for 36. About 69 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Oak Road, Telford, TF3 5BT01952 385601lindencentre.co.ukMr Darren Lennon headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 21 June 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (26), language and communications needs (5), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 36 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 69% | 66% | 59% | 59% | 71% | 75% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 6% | 9% | 3% | 26% | 33% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 94% | 88% | 88% | 71% | 67% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newdale Primary School & Nursery | Council | 290 m | 498 | Outstanding 2023 | 96 | Compare |
| Meadows Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 800 m | 443 | Good 2021 | – | Compare |
| Thomas Telford School | CTC | 0.8 miles | 1,657 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Lawley Village Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 381 | Good 2023 | 58 | Compare |
| Lawley Primary School and Nursery | Council | 0.8 miles | 443 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| Lantern Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 113 | No overall grade 2025 | 22 | Compare |
| Wombridge Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 294 | Good 2022 | 78 | Compare |
| Oakengates Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 1.0 miles | 78 | Good 2020 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Linden Centre a good school?
The Linden Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in June 2023.
What is The Linden Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Linden Centre good at its last full inspection on 21 June 2023.
How many pupils does The Linden Centre have?
35 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 36 places, so it is 97% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Oak Road, Telford, TF3 5BT
- Telephone
- 01952 385601
- Website
- www.lindencentre.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Darren Lennon
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward
- Overdale & The Rock
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 123349 · LAESTAB 8941100 · UKPRN 10068735
- Formerly
- Revolution (KS3 PRU)
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, consistent financial reporting 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.