The Charlton School is a Science College

Science College

Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics...

 in Telford

Telford

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, Shropshire

Shropshire

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, England

England

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. It is consistently among the best performing comprehensive school

Comprehensive school

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s in the Telford & Wrekin Local Education Authority

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The Charlton is a successful secondary school in the Telford and Wrekin area. It has a wide range of subjects available to take for GCSE. The school is now part of a "Dothill-Charlton Federation", a collaboration with the neighbouring Dothill Primary school.

Background

Founded in the 1960s, the school was originally an all girls school. The school's catchment area includes the small towns surrounding it like Wellington and Bratton. A few head teachers in the past have been successful and enjoyed working at the school. In 2003 a sports hall was built and in the following year the school was officially opened as a Science College.

External links

• Ofsted Reports
• Department for Children, Schools and Families Performance Tables