Ercall Wood Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ercall Wood Academy is a secondary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 January 2025. Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Ercall Wood Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 24.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 42.3% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 171 first-choice applications for 200 offers; 154 offers went to first-choice families and 17 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 42.5 (England 46).
- That 2024/25 GCSE English and maths figure was the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Telford and Wrekin schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Golf Links Lane, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2DT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 971 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Everyone is welcome at this friendly, inclusive school.”
- “The school’s culture is based around its values of ‘respect, empower and aspire’.”
- “The recently introduced character development programme promotes these values.”
To improve
- “However, at times, teachers do not check that pupils have understood their learning and do not intervene quickly to correct pupils’ mistakes.”
- “This means pupils do not build their knowledge as securely as they could.”
- “However, previous pupils have not benefited from these changes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 171 first-preference applications, 200 offers in total, 154 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Telford and Wrekin.
- Charlton School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase 1.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- The Telford Langley School 3.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- New Road Academy 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Academy 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Madeley Academy 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Telford Park School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Haberdashers' Abraham Darby 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published