Ercall Wood Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 9 2022 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
- Website
- http://www.ercallwood.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 943 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.6%
White British 62.8%
Pakistani 13.8%
Other White 6.4%
Mixed 5.9%
African 4.2%
Indian 2%
Other Asian 1.5%
Unclassified 1%
Other 0.8%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.31
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.6
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.64
Local authority average 3.93
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 86 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 86 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| Dance | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 185 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 183 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
Ercall Wood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 139
- 3rd preference
- 96
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 189 92 97 |
| Year 8 | 181 95 86 |
| Year 9 | 199 102 97 |
| Year 10 | 199 89 110 |
| Year 11 | 175 83 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 38.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 32.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 33.0% 14.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |