Ercall Wood Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Telford and Wrekin
Golf Links Lane, Telford, TF1 2DT
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 14/01/2025
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
19.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
971
Capacity used
Has space81%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
147 of 150 families who put it first got an offer
205
Places offered
386
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 150 | 147 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 118 | 22 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 79 | 11 | ● 14% |
| 4th preference | 39 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Total | 386 | 182 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Telford and Wrekin lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nicholas Murphy
- Address
- Golf Links Lane, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2DT
- Phone
- 01952951410
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward / constituency
- Ercall · The Wrekin
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145707
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
971 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
14 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 967 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.59 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 47.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.69 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 192 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 188 | 12% | 39% | 61% | |
| English Language | 188 | 13% | 49% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 184 | 15% | 57% | 76% | |
| Geography | 115 | 10% | 47% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 96 | 0% | 10% | 34% | |
| History | 92 | 14% | 38% | 53% | |
| Biology | 88 | 11% | 49% | 72% | |
| Physics | 88 | 15% | 43% | 69% | |
| Chemistry | 88 | 10% | 40% | 58% | |
| German | 87 | 9% | 41% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 14% | 73% | 88% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 4% | 27% | 38% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Telford and Wrekin council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.