Ercall Wood Academy, Telford

In its own words: "A proud part of the Learning Community Trust group of academies. Our secondary academy is built on our core values of Empower, Respect and Aspire. These values proudly shape and guide our academy to ensure that Ercall Wood Academy is a happy, safe environment where all students can thrive and their dreams can become a very real reality."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our academy proudly harnesses the drive for students to develop holistically and have the character to develop as leaders within our community by developing the social and emotional skills to be happy, healthy and thrive."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2026, pupils at Ercall Wood Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.9 in Telford and Wrekin and 47 across England.

40% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Telford and Wrekin and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.12: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 41.9, against 47.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 171 families put Ercall Wood Academy as their first choice and 505 named it as one of their preferences, for 200 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ercall Wood Academy are Charlton School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9); Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47); Thomas Telford School (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.8); and The Telford Langley School (3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.9).

Ercall Wood Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Ercall Wood Academy is one of 13 schools run by Learning Community Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.2 in 2024/25.

69 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ercall Wood Academy (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (62%).

Of the 175 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 51% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

In 2026, 212 pupils (21.8%) received SEN support and 24 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Shropshire Rail Station, about 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Golf Links Lane (adjacent), 220 metres away.

In 2024/25, Ercall Wood Academy issued 43 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ercall Wood Academy are Short Wood Primary School (0.3 miles), St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (1 mile), Wrekin View Primary School (1 mile) and Millbrook Primary School and Nursery (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.