Thomas Telford University Technical College

Thomas Telford University Technical College at a glance

Located in Wolverhampton, Thomas Telford University Technical College is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a university technical college. The school educates roughly 945 pupils aged 11 to 19. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 53.7, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 3.4 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of secondary schools in England.

61% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 83% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 33% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (349 first choices for 149 places). After Year 11, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 15.1 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 59% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Thomas Telford University Technical College does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.