Ercall Wood Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jan 14 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Unique reference
- 145707
- Address
- Golf Links Lane, Wellington, TF1 2DT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 936 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24%
- Persistent absence
- 18.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.5%
White British 61.8%
Pakistani 14.9%
Mixed 6.8%
Other White 5.8%
African 4.3%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.5
Local authority average 44.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.69
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 88 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 88 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| Dance | GCSE | 4 |
Admissions
Ercall Wood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 118
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 92 88 |
| Year 8 | 190 93 97 |
| Year 9 | 184 97 87 |
| Year 10 | 190 96 94 |
| Year 11 | 192 86 106 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 40.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 30.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 14.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.7% 3.0% |