The Telford Langley School is a

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with academy status, located in the Dawley area of Telford in

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. Its predecessor, Dawley Modern School, was opened at Pool Hill on 17 September 1956, to take children over 11 from four contributory primary schools; there were c. 500 pupils on the roll. By 1965 when comprehensive secondary education was introduced the school was renamed the Phoenix School (its name coming from idea that it 'rose from the ashes' of its predecessor). The number of pupils had risen to 1,159 by 1980. The main hall, canteen, and gymnasium, were destroyed in an

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attack on 29 December 1995. The

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was at one point in special measures, but standards have improved to the point where in 2007 the school gained a 'good'

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report. The report noted that

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A*-C rates were below the national average but the school was commended for the high amount of progress pupils made between Year 7 and 11. The school converted to academy status on 1 June 2013, and was renamed Phoenix Academy. The school became part of the Telford Co-operative Multi-Academy Trust. The school was moved from Manor Road to Duce Drive at the site of Paddock Mount in September 2013 though the redevelopment of the mount was controversial. In June 2010 a Hollywood-style sign for Dawley was erected on a prominent slope of the mount in protest. The school was placed in special measures again in April 2015, and changed to a new academy sponsor in September 2015, the Community Academies Trust. As a result of the measures, the school was subject to a re-branding which included changes in staff, uniform, and name. In September 2015, the Phoenix Academy was changed to The Telford Langley School. In September 2021, additions to the existing school building and the construction of a new building finished. This was done as a part of Telford and Wrekins 'Building Schools for the Future' program which put 200 million pounds into upgrading and expanding existing Secondary Schools in the borough, 31 million pounds of which were put into the school.

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'Dawley: Education', A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 11: Telford (1985), pp. 133–135
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