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Thomas Telford University Technical College

URN
140160
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Thomas Telford University Technical College
URN
140160
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

72 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

74

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

60

Destinations

60

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of secondary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#2 of 19 schools in Wolverhampton

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for Thomas Telford University Technical College

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
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  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
15 January 2025
Inspection date
22 October 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 15 January 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 15 January 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

147

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

1,026

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

147

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

6.98×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wolverhampton
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Wolverhampton)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.Thomastelfordutc.com

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Wolverhampton to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

53.7

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

61.1%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

83.4%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

17.2%

EBacc achievement

Location

WV10 0JR - Springfield Campus, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Springfield Campus, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Postcode
WV10 0JR
Phone
1902872180
Website
www.Thomastelfordutc.com
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wolverhampton
Local authority code
336

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 284 schools in Wolverhampton.

Authority statistics

Total schools

284

Open schools

126

Closed schools

158

Primary schools

182

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 15 January 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 15 January 2025

  • Sixth form

    Outstanding

    Graded 15 January 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 January 202522 October 2024S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 15 January 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      15 January 2025
      Inspected
      22 October 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    14.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 121

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    10.2%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    29.6

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.19

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    17.6%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    94.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    1.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    4.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    42

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary182 (66.7%)
    • Secondary42 (15.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other49 (17.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Woden Infant School307 mPrimaryClosed
    Woden Junior School307 mPrimaryClosed
    Woden Primary School307 mPrimaryOpen
    Woden Primary School307 mPrimaryClosed
    University of Wolverhampton673 mNot applicableOpen
    St Stephen's Church of England Primary School694 mPrimaryOpen
    St Stephen's Church of England Primary School694 mPrimaryClosed
    Islamic Preparatory School Wolverhampton797 mNot applicableClosed
    Long Ley Primary School923 mPrimaryClosed
    Dunstall Hill Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Woden Infant School
      Distance
      307 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Woden Junior School
      Distance
      307 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Woden Primary School
      Distance
      307 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Woden Primary School
      Distance
      307 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • University of Wolverhampton

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Wolverhampton)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Aldersley High SchoolSecondaryWV8 1RTClosed
    Aldersley High SchoolSecondaryWV8 1RTOpen
    Colton Hills Community SchoolSecondaryWV4 5DGOpen
    Coppice Performing Arts SchoolSecondaryWV11 2QEOpen
    Coppice Performing Arts SchoolSecondaryWV11 2QEClosed
    • Aldersley High School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      WV8 1RT
      Status
      Closed
    • Aldersley High School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      WV8 1RT
      Status
      Open
    • Colton Hills Community School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      WV4 5DG
      Status
      Open
    • Coppice Performing Arts School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      WV11 2QE
      Status
      Open
    • Coppice Performing Arts School
    Distance
    673 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    694 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    694 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Islamic Preparatory School Wolverhampton
    Distance
    797 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Long Ley Primary School
    Distance
    923 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Dunstall Hill Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    WV11 2QE
    Status
    Closed