Ercall Wood Academy
Golf Links Lane, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2DT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Murphy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Learning Community Trust
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 971
- URN
- 145707
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952951410
About this school
Ercall Wood Academy is a secondary academy in Telford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 971 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 185 | 175 | 192 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.6 | 40.5 | 42.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 -0.24 to +0.18 | -0.12 -0.33 to +0.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 22.9% | 35.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 58.9% | 58.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 50.3% | 47.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ercall Wood Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Telford and Wrekin average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.6 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.5 | 39.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 40.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 952 |
| 2023/24 | 943 |
| 2024/25 | 936 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ercall Wood Academy compares
Ercall Wood Academy ranked 7th of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.5 | 7.2% | 26.6% | 971 | — |
| Charlton School | 42.7 | 7.3% | 27.5% | 1,218 | 1.2 miles |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | 44.4 | 7.1% | 32.3% | 1,237 | 1.6 miles |
| The Telford Langley School | 35 | 7.5% | 42.6% | 1,140 | 3.0 miles |
| New Road Academy | 38.6 | 14.4% | 46.6% | 1,073 | 3.0 miles |
| Holy Trinity Academy | 45.9 | 5.2% | 22.6% | 994 | 4.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.6%
- English as an additional language
- 16.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.19%
- Persistent absence
- 19.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Charlton School1.2 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase1.6 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
The Telford Langley School3.0 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
New Road Academy3.0 miles
Secondary · Telford
-
Holy Trinity Academy4.2 miles
Secondary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
Ercall Wood Academy ranks 5th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Telford.
- Charlton School Secondary
- Haberdashers' Abraham Darby Secondary
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase Secondary
- Holy Trinity Academy Secondary
- Madeley Academy Secondary
- New Road Academy Secondary
- The Telford Langley School Secondary
- The Telford Park School Secondary
- Madeley Nursery School Nursery
- Oakengates Nursery School Nursery
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Primary
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ercall Wood Academy teach?
- Ercall Wood Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of Ercall Wood Academy?
- The headteacher of Ercall Wood Academy is Mr Nicholas Murphy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ercall Wood Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ercall Wood Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ercall Wood Academy?
- Ercall Wood Academy has 971 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ercall Wood Academy full?
- Ercall Wood Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 971 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ercall Wood Academy a faith school?
- No. Ercall Wood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ercall Wood Academy a selective school?
- No. Ercall Wood Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ercall Wood Academy?
- Ercall Wood Academy is part of LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ercall Wood Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.6 in 2022/23 and 42.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ercall Wood Academy rank locally?
- Ercall Wood Academy ranked 7th of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ercall Wood Academy's absence rate?
- Ercall Wood Academy's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ercall Wood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ercall Wood Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.