Post 16 & Higher Education
Post 16 education is well catered for within the county. There are 10 establishments in Shropshire offering a multitude of subjects and Capgemini have established relationships with a number of them, working to promote their modern apprenticeship programme. More information and routes to obtaining an education prospectus can be accessed from www.shropshireonline.gov.uk.
Independent Education
The diversity of independent institutions in the County ensures that you can find a best fit for educational, cultural and religious needs. Results form these schools are so impressive that some parents from outside the county travel to or take advantage of the boarding facilities to secure this high standard of education for their dependants. For more information about the independent schooling options, you can contact the Independent Schools Council Info Service: www.isis.org.uk Tel: 01788 570537
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The Thomas Telford School
Your children’s education is likely to be high on your priority list when considering relocation. The Telford area offers a vast range of excellent schools with the Thomas Telford school ranked as the best performing comprehensive school in the country.
For the third year running the school continued its outstanding GCSE/GNVQ performance, with 100% of students achieving 5+ GCSE’s at the higher grades A* – C. The National Average in 2002 was 51%.
On this basis, Thomas Telford School was the best performer out of more than 4000 comprehensive schools in the country. In fact 99% of students achieved 10 or more A* – C grades.
