Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT · Telford and Wrekin · secondary school
6th of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 918 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.8/10 among them, against 3.4/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 35.4 · 29 | 46% | 1.33 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.12 · 41 | 38% | 1.58 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 42.5 · 32 | 15% | 0.50 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 35.4% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 42.5, against a national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.12 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than peers nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.8 out of 10 among them, against 3.4 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join clubs including KS3 Art, Product Design & Craft, Library & Chess, Board Games, Rock School, STEM, Food, and KS4 Photography. Sports options cover Football, Volleyball, Badminton, Girls Football, Handball, Rugby, Recreational Football, and Fitness. The school also runs a School Musical with regular rehearsals. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. The school has 936 pupils in a capacity of 1200, leaving 264 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific support is offered to students who are falling behind in Progress 8? How does the school utilise its significant spare capacity to maintain high teaching standards?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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