Telford and Wrekin
Kickstart Academy
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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School information
| URN | 150262 |
| Local authority | Telford and Wrekin |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Academy alternative provision sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 14-16 |
| Headteacher | Sarah Lewis |
| Trust | LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | TF2 9PQ |
| Latest pupils | 56 |
| FSM eligible | 69.6% |
Contact and identifiers
Whitechapel Way, Telford, West Midlands, TF2 9PQ
Kickstart.lct.educationView local authority page1952951413| DfE number | 1108 |
| UKPRN | 10093636 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2023 |
| GIAS updated | 4 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | — |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 12 May 2022 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 16 Mar 2022 |
| Publication date | 12 May 2022 |