Kickstart Academy

  • Alternative provision
  • Academy
  • Ages 14 to 16
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Whitechapel Way, Telford, TF2 9PQOpen in maps

Kickstart Academy is an alternative provision school in Telford for ages 14 to 16. It is one of the 84 schools in Telford and Wrekin. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in March 2022.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 16 March 2022, report published 12 May 2022

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Met

Read the full Ofsted report

Pupil numbers and mix

49 pupils on roll, with places for 60

Eligible for free school meals71.4%

71.4%, 44.9 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language8.2%

8.2%, 13.4 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support93.9%

93.9%, 79.1 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan6.1%

6.1%, 0.1 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Kickstart Academy

SchoolDistanceOfsted
The Linden Centre2 milesOfsted: Good
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service12 milesOfsted: Good
Evergreen Academy13 milesOfsted: Good
The Kairos Academy (KS4)16 milesOfsted: Inadequate
The Kairos Academy (KS3)16 milesOfsted: Good

School details

School type
Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Sector
Academy
Trust
LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
Age range
14 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Lewis
Phone
01952951413
Website
Kickstart.lct.education
Address
Whitechapel Way, Telford, TF2 9PQ
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin
URN
150262

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.