United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Unitary authority · West Midlands, England · population ~181k · 76 state-funded schools
The signature
How Telford and Wrekin ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,010/yr
Very low
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
House price
£230,000
Affordable
Better than 68% of UK LAs
Rent
£850/mo
Affordable
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,256/yr
Cheapest
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Crime
74.9/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
25.0
High
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Schools
85.1%
Concerning
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
74 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
63 of 74 (85.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
The map
76 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 76 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Telford School | Secondary | 1,633 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Madeley Academy | Secondary | 1,273 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | Secondary | 1,248 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Charlton School | Secondary | 1,236 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Telford Langley School | Secondary | 1,151 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Burton Borough School Grade inherited from previous URN 123574 | Secondary | 1,108 | Requires Improvement2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
New Road Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 142285 | Secondary | 1,091 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haberdashers' AdamsGrammar | Secondary | 1,072 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby | Secondary | 1,058 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ercall Wood Academy | Secondary | 936 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holy Trinity Academy | Secondary | 932 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Newport Girls' High School AcademyGrammar | Secondary | 836 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Telford Park School Grade inherited from previous URN 139536 | Secondary | 680 | Inadequate2022Serious weaknesses | — | Ofsted |
Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase | Primary | 663 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Old Park Primary School | Primary | 640 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St George's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 572 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Newdale Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 504 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Redhill Primary Academy | Primary | 485 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Grange Park Primary School | Primary | 475 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wrekin View Primary School | Primary | 474 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.