Most sought-after schools in Telford and Wrekin

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Madeley Academy Telford, secondary	2.39	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Haberdashers' Adams Newport, secondary	2.11	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Newport Girls' High School Academy Newport, secondary	1.91	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Redhill Primary Academy Telford, primary	1.75	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Allscott Meads Primary Academy Telford, primary	1.65	2026	none held
6	Lightmoor Village Primary School Telford, primary	1.50	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
7	Newdale Primary School & Nursery Telford, primary	1.49	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
8	Moorfield Primary School Newport, primary	1.40	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Holy Trinity Academy Telford, secondary	1.38	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase Telford, secondary	1.28	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	St George's Church of England Primary School Telford, primary	1.21	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Lilleshall Primary School Newport, primary	1.20	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13	High Ercall Primary School Telford, primary	1.15	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Crudgington Primary School Telford, primary	1.10	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Lawley Village Academy Telford, primary	1.08	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	Grange Park Primary School Telford, primary	1.07	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Aqueduct Primary Academy Telford, primary	1.03	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	Wrekin View Primary School Telford, primary	1.03	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Holmer Lake Primary School Telford, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School Telford, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School Telford, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Telford, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Teagues Bridge Primary School Telford, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
24	Charlton School Telford, secondary	0.98	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
25	Muxton Primary School Telford, primary	0.98	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Windmill Primary School Telford, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre Telford, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery Telford, primary	0.97	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	Dawley Church of England Primary Academy Telford, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	John Randall Primary School Telford, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	Millbrook Primary School and Nursery Telford, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Newport, primary	0.96	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
33	William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery Telford, primary	0.94	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Dothill Primary School Telford, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
35	Hollinswood Primary School Telford, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Old Park Primary School Telford, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery Telford, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Newport Infant School and Nursery Newport, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase Telford, primary	0.91	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40	St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. Telford, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
41	St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre Telford, primary	0.90	2026	Some aspects not as strong (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Telford, primary	0.90	2026	none held
43	Ladygrove Primary School Telford, primary	0.87	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Wombridge Primary School Telford, primary	0.87	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Apley Wood Primary Academy Telford, primary	0.86	2026	none held
46	Ercall Wood Academy Telford, secondary	0.85	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	Randlay Primary School Telford, primary	0.84	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	Meadows Primary School and Nursery Telford, primary	0.83	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49	The Burton Borough School Newport, secondary	0.82	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy Telford, primary	0.80	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	Lantern Academy Telford, primary	0.79	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	Lawley Primary School and Nursery Telford, primary	0.77	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	Church Aston Infant School Newport, primary	0.76	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
54	Captain Webb Primary School TELFORD, primary	0.75	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
55	The Telford Langley School Telford, secondary	0.72	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56	Priorslee Academy Telford, primary	0.68	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
57	The Telford Park School Telford, secondary	0.68	2026	Inadequate (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	New Road Academy Telford, secondary	0.67	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Haberdashers' Abraham Darby Telford, secondary	0.64	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
60	Thomas Telford School Telford, None	0.01	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 60 schools in Telford and Wrekin have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Telford and Wrekin · How we compare schools.