Charlton School is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Telford and Wrekin. The school has 1,236 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 4 May 2023). Last inspected 21 April 2026. The Headteacher is Sarah Barton. The school is administered by Telford and Wrekin local authority. It belongs to LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST. It opened in 1 December 2018.
Applications for places at Charlton School are handled by the school or the local authority (Telford and Wrekin). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
42.7
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.41
Progress 8 · 2023-24
35%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
58%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.83
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
62%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.