Ercall Wood Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Golf Links Lane
Wellington
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 2DT
Phone 01952387300
Reference Number 145707

General Makeup

Number of pupils 936
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.57%
Girls: 50.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 92 88 180
8 93 97 190
9 97 87 184
10 96 94 190
11 86 106 192

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 61.8%
Pakistani 14.9%
White, Other 5.8%
African 4.3%
White & Asian 2.8%
Indian 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.7%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2025-02-14
Date Report
2025-01-14 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 14 February 2025
2022-11-08 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 13 January 2023
2018-07-04 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 04 July 2018
2016-01-19 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 09 February 2016
2014-03-12 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 24 April 2014
2013-10-24 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 14 November 2013
2012-06-20 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 06 July 2012
2010-09-28 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 03 November 2010
2009-06-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 July 2009
2006-03-01 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 March 2006
2000-09-19 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 02 January 2001
2016-01-19 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 09 February 2016
2014-03-12 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 24 April 2014
2013-10-24 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 14 November 2013
2012-06-20 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 06 July 2012
2010-09-28 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 03 November 2010
2009-06-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 July 2009
2006-03-01 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 March 2006
2000-09-19 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 02 January 2001

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 35.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 56.8% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 118 22
Third Preference 79 11
From another Local Authority 1 0

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