The Telford Park School

URN 150716·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Amethyst Academies Trust·Compare

Flags

3

2 high

Inadequate — Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & managementOverall absence at 12.9%Staff costs at 78.5% of income
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£4,646.97

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-3.9%

of income

In-year balance

+1.5%

of income

Key indicators

Inadequate — Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

Overall absence at 12.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.9%.

Staff costs at 78.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Inadequate

24 May 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Inadequate

Personal development

Inadequate

Leadership & management

Inadequate
SafeguardingNot effective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.28.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.30.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)16.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.16.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

680

Capacity

1,056 (64%)

Free school meals

48.4%

English additional lang.

12.6%

Ethnicity

White British 73.5%Asian 2.1%Black 9.8%Mixed 6.3%Other 0.6%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

38.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.5

Mean salary

£53,120

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

12.9%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

36.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.8%

Unauthorised absence

5.1%

2024/25 · 730 pupils