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Assessment · music teachers round music-teachers-2026-09

Telford Stage School review

Ranked 2 of 10 in Music teachers in Telford

Best for: children's singing dance and drama together

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Hadley Learning Community Theatre, Crescent Road, Hadley, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5NQ · Service area: Telford

Telford Stage School in short

Telford Stage School is a Hadley stage school teaching singing, dance and drama to children and teenagers, with shows each term and former pupils now working in West End productions, television and teaching. It was formed by working theatre parents and has traded for well over two decades, with singing taught as part of the stage mix. Weekly classes build technique across all three disciplines toward the term show.

The record shows singing taught as part of a stage mix, with dance and drama beside it for pupils aged three to eighteen, building across weekly classes toward a show each term. Lessons run from the Hadley Learning Community theatre on Crescent Road, with email and phone bookings published. The school suits families in Hadley and across Telford who want all the disciplines under the same roof.

Reviews give Telford Stage School a clean sheet, with five stars on Google from sixteen ratings. The record is smaller than the leader's but unblemished, and the school's long trading history sits behind it.

Our judgement: it suits families wanting singing with dance and drama together, with term shows giving children a regular stage. The stated background checks for staff and volunteers reassure on safeguarding. What counts against it is price clarity: fees are called affordable but no amounts are published, and no insurance details appear.

Telford Stage School reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Telford Stage School, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google5.0 out of 516

Our verdict

Our judgement: Telford Stage School suits you if you want singing taught alongside dance and drama for a child, with term shows and a long alumni record [1]. Twenty-seven years of trading underpins the teaching [1]. What counts against it is price: no fee amounts appear on the pages checked [1].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
65.1 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72

Google 5 out of 5 from 16 reviews [2].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

65

No scheme membership is on record; staff and volunteer DBS checks are stated on the school's website [1].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

The business states 27 years of trading [1].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

55

Pay-as-you-go fees are described as affordable, but no amounts are published [1].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

80

The site sets out singing, dance and drama classes for ages 3 to 18, performance history, alumni and contact routes [1].

Evidence

Every fact held for this provider, with its source and check date.
FactValueSourceRead
Years trading27Source provider-website

Industry qualifications

Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.

Strengths

  • You get singing, dance and drama training together for ages 3 to 18, with shows each term [1].

  • Pupils have gone on to West End productions, television and professional teaching careers [1].

  • The Google record stands at 5.0 from 16 reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [2].

Limitations

  • No fee amounts are published, only a general affordable claim [1].

  • No insurance details are published.

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Questions about Telford Stage School

Is Telford Stage School any good?

Good for all-round stage training: second in our Telford music-teacher table with five stars on Google from sixteen reviews and well over two decades of trading behind it. It suits singing taught alongside dance and drama. Read the full review, then ask for the term price before you commit. Term shows and the alumni record sit behind the teaching.

Is Telford Stage School registered with a teaching scheme?

Staff and volunteer background checks are stated on the school's website, but no scheme membership is on record, and none is mandatory for music teachers, so it cannot be sourced. Ask what checks sit behind your child's class when you request the timetable. Staff and volunteer checks are the scheme claim that matters here.

What does Telford Stage School charge?

Pay-as-you-go fees are described as affordable, but no amounts are published. Ask for the term or weekly price, what shows cost on top, and the notice terms. Agree the full cost in writing before the first class. Keep the reply with your records. Show costs belong in the same written quote.

Where does Telford Stage School teach?

The school teaches from the Hadley Learning Community theatre in Telford, covering singing, dance and drama for local families. Send your postcode and your child's age with your enquiry to confirm class times before the term starts. Email and phone bookings are published. Hadley and Telford postcodes sit inside its patch.

How is Telford Stage School ranked?

It ranks second of the ten music teachers in our September round, the pick for singing with dance and drama together. The Arts Centre sits just above on exam depth. Read the full review, then confirm the term price and show costs. Its all-round stage training is the reason it sits there.

Which areas does Telford Stage School cover?

The school teaches from the Hadley Learning Community theatre on Crescent Road, covering singing, dance and drama for local families. Telford postcodes sit inside its patch. Send your postcode and your child's age with your enquiry to confirm class times before the term starts, and ask about parking and waiting space at the theatre.

How do we get a quote from Telford Stage School?

Email and phone bookings are published from the Hadley theatre base. Send your child's age and whether singing, dance or drama leads, and ask for the term or weekly price with what shows cost on top. No fee amounts are published, so the reply is the quote: agree the full cost and the notice terms in writing before the first class.

What do reviews say about Telford Stage School?

Google shows five stars from sixteen ratings, seen at the start of September: a clean sheet, though a smaller record than the leaders. The school's long trading history and its alumni working in theatre, television and teaching sit behind the score. No fee amounts appear on the site, so confirm the term price and show costs with your enquiry.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. The Arts Centre Telford65.9 / 100Ranked 1. Best for exam-tracked children's singing with the round's deepest review record.
  2. Dan Jones Guitar School64.6 / 100Ranked 3. Best for kids and adults working toward guitar grades.
  3. Telford Academy of Performing Arts64.4 / 100Ranked 4. Best for family performing-arts classes in Oakengates.
  4. Telford Music School62.5 / 100Ranked 5. Best for families wanting group or one-to-one lessons.

Sources

  1. Telford Stage School about page — classes, staff and alumni Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Google Maps listing — Telford Stage School, Hadley Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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