Haberdashers' Abraham Darby

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Ironbridge Road
Madeley
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 5HX
Phone 01952386000
Reference Number 135582

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1077
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.03%
Girls: 50.97%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 40.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 18.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 93 90 183
8 104 91 195
9 89 99 188
10 95 91 186
11 91 84 175
12 17 43 60
13 39 51 90

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80.8%
African 7.1%
White, Other 3.6%
Unclassified 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
White & Asian 1%
Pakistani 1%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-11-28
Date Description Report
2024-10-23 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2023-06-27 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-09-15 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-10-01 School inspection: School inspection:
2015-06-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-03-28 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2011-05-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-05-11 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
39.7 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 34.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 48.9% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 25.05 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 22.54 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 159 60
Third Preference 77 6
From another Local Authority 8 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Woodlands Primary School
Ironbridge Road, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5HX
0 miles
William Reynolds Primary School
Westbourne, Woodside, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5QW
0.2 miles
Madeley Nursery School
Bridle Road, Telford, TF7 5ET
0.65 miles
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School
Upper Road, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5DL
0.66 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Coronation Crescent, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5EJ
0.96 miles
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School
Dale End, Coalbrookdale, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7DS
1.04 miles
Aqueduct Primary Academy
Castlefields Way, Aqueduct, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3RP
1.18 miles
Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School
109 Southgate, Sutton Hill, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 4HG
1.25 miles
Broseley CofE Primary School
Dark Lane, Broseley, Shropshire, TF12 5LW
1.3 miles
Haughton School
Queen Street, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 4BW
1.36 miles
John Randall Primary School
Queen Street, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 4DS
1.39 miles
Lightmoor Village Primary School
Lightmoor Way, Lightmoor Village, Telford, TF4 3EG
1.42 miles
Windmill Primary School
Beaconsfield, Brookside, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 1LG
1.57 miles
John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery
Coalport Road, Broseley, Shropshire, TF12 5AN
1.64 miles
Captain Webb Primary School
Webb Crescent, Pool Hill, Captain Webb Cp School, Webb Crescent, Dawley, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3DU
1.69 miles
Holmer Lake Primary School
Brookside, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 1LD
1.81 miles
The Seeds School
Unit 6, The Bridges Business Park, Horsehay, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3EE
1.99 miles
Dawley Church of England Primary Academy
Doseley Road North, Dawley, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3AL
2.05 miles
Grange Park Primary School
Grange Avenue, Stirchley, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 1ET
2.12 miles
Randlay Primary School
Randlay, Local Centre, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 2LR
2.47 miles
Name Distance
Madeley Academy
Castlefields Way, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5FB
0.84 miles
Aspris Telford School
Dale Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford, TF8 7DT
0.84 miles
Southall School
Off Rowan Avenue, Dawley, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3PX
1.64 miles
Queensway
Hinkshay Road, Dawley, Telford, TF4 3PP
1.98 miles
The Telford Langley School
Duce Drive, Dawley, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3JS
2.02 miles
The Telford Park School
District Centre, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 1FA
2.13 miles
Thomas Telford School
Old Park, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4NW
3.06 miles
Holy Trinity Academy
Teece Drive, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9SQ
4.17 miles
William Brookes School
Farley Road, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6NB
4.22 miles
Ercall Wood Academy
Golf Links Lane, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 2DT
4.5 miles
Telford College
Haybridge Road, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 2NP
4.54 miles
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
Waterloo Road, Hadley, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5NU
4.69 miles
The Bridge at HLC
Waterloo Road, Hadley, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5NQ
4.7 miles
Options Higford
Higford Hall, Higford, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 9ET
4.85 miles
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