Ercall Wood Academy is a secondary school located in Telford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 20/01/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Golf Links Lane, Telford

School Information

Address: Golf Links Lane, Telford, TF1 2DT
Website: http://www.ercallwood.co.uk
Telephone: 01952387300
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Telford and Wrekin
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Gummery
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 145707

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/01/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 893
Number of Boys: 437
Number of Girls: 456

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.31 Confidence interval -0.54 to -0.09
Of the 130 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 125 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:2%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:22%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.13
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Short Wood Primary School
Limekiln Lane , Wellington TF1 2JA 		3out of 4 596 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
North Road , Wellington TF1 3ER 		3out of 4 1,729 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Wrekin View Primary School
North Road , Wellington TF1 3ES 		- not rated 1,761 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Millbrook Primary School
Grainger Drive , Leegomery TF1 6UJ 		3out of 4 2,200 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dothill Primary School
Severn Drive , Wellington TF1 3JB 		3out of 4 2,452 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ercall Wood Academy
Golf Links Lane , Wellington TF1 2DT 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Charlton School
Apley Avenue , TF1 3FA 		1out of 4 2,031 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
Waterloo Road , Hadley TF1 5NU 		3out of 4 2,887 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Telford College
Haybridge Road , Wellington TF1 2NP 		- not rated 1,474 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
KICKSTART
11 Tan Bank , Wellington TF1 1HJ 		2out of 4 934 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wrekin College
Sutherland Road , Wellington TF1 3BH 		- not rated 1,317 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Old Hall School
Stanley Road , Wellington TF1 3LB 		- not rated 2,070 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Bridge at HLC
Waterloo Road , Hadley TF1 5NQ 		4out of 4 2,418 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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