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Charlton School is a coeducational secondary school located in Telford, Shropshire, England.
In May 2024 the school was graded “good” by Ofsted.
Charlton School works in partnership with Dothill Primary School, forming the 'Dothill and Charlton Sports and Learning Community'. Both schools until July 2015 were under the Principalship of with each school supported by a Head of Secondary and Head of Primary Phase. However, as of September 2015 both schools have their own leadership.
The school's catchment area includes the small towns surrounding it like Wellington and Bratton. In 2003 a sports hall was built and in the following year the school became a Science College.
From 2016, the school is located on a purpose-built site on the previous Blessed Robert Johnson School (Which was a Catholic college) in Wellington.
Previously a foundation school administered by Telford and Wrekin Council, in December 2018 Charlton School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Learning Community Trust.
In November 2020, footage circulated on social media reportedly showing a Sikhism student being attacked by two students in Charlton School uniform. Video of attack on schoolboy being treated as hate crime, itv.com, 26 November 2020 West Mercia Police confirmed they were aware of the video and were treating it as a hate crime. Hate crime probe launched into Telford school attack, BBC News 26 November 2020 Charlton School said it had taken "swift, immediate and appropriate action" over the incident on 13 November, including sanctions and targeted intervention for the perpetrators. Incident Response 25.11.2020, Charlton School website, 25 November 2020
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