Ercall Wood Academy
Golf Links Lane, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2DTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Ercall Wood Academy is a secondary school in Telford for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 84 schools in Telford and Wrekin. It ranks 4th of 10 secondary schools in Telford. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 13 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 14 January 2025
Everyone is welcome at this friendly, inclusive school. The school's culture is based around its values of 'respect, empower and aspire'. The recently introduced character development programme promotes these values. Pupils demonstrate them well. Pupils are happy at this school. They feel safe and know that staff are willing to support them whenever they need help. The school has high expectations of all pupils. In lessons, pupils are keen to learn and achieve well. Relationships between pupils and staff are warm. Pupils are respectful, kind and polite to each other and to visitors as they move around the site. Strong and effective pastoral care is available. This helps those who need emotional and welfare support to engage positively with the life of the school. The school makes sure pupils learn how to keep themselves safe and healthy. There are many opportunities for pupils to take on leadership roles. This enables pupils to impact the way the school operates. For example, head students in each year group act as positive role models for other pupils. Many pupils gain important life skills and experiences through their participation in extra-curricular activities such as 'brilliant club' and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme.
What the school should improve
- The implementation of the intended curriculum is not consistently embedded across subjects and classes. As a result, pupils do not build their knowledge as well as they could. The trust should ensure that teaching strategies are implemented effectively across subjects to ensure pupils learn over time and progress as well as possible through the curriculum.
- The curriculum does not provide sufficient opportunities for sustained and meaningful discussion of what pupils have learned. This means some pupils lack confidence in discussions and do not deepen their learning or enable more creative thinking. The trust should ensure that pupils develop their oracy skills effectively to extend their ideas and deepen their learning across the curriculum.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
192 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
971 pupils on roll, with places for 1,200
Schools near Ercall Wood Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrekin College | 0.7 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 15.6 |
| Charlton School | 1 mile | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Attainment 8: 42.7 |
| Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 44.4 |
| Thomas Telford School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 59.1 |
| The Telford Langley School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Attainment 8: 35.0 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Murphy
- Phone
- 01952951410
- Address
- Golf Links Lane, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2DT
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- URN
- 145707
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.