Ercall Wood Academy
About the school
Ercall Wood Academy is an open secondary school in Telford and Wrekin.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 January 2025
- Published
- 13 February 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.5
- Telford and Wrekin
- 44.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Telford and Wrekin
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 35.40%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 39.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 58.30%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 58.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 47.40%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 44.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.69
- Telford and Wrekin
- 3.91
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
936
Girls
50.43%
Boys
49.57%
SEN support
20.51%
Education, health and care plan
2.78%
English as an additional language
16.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
26.60%
Overall absence
7.19
Persistent absence
19.65
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
185
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
4%