Ercall Wood Academy review
Ranked 6 of 10 in Secondary schools in Telford
Best for: Wellington academy strong on pastoral care
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Golf Links Lane, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 2DT · Service area: Telford
Ercall Wood Academy in short
Ercall Wood Academy is a mixed Wellington secondary under the Learning Community Trust, and its story is one of improvement: from Requires Improvement to Good across all four Ofsted areas at the latest inspection. Inspectors describe warm staff-pupil relationships with strong pastoral care. Our review finds that upward path the school's most persuasive feature.
The record shows a mixed secondary on Golf Links Lane in Wellington serving Telford, open under the borough's Learning Community Trust. Empower, respect and aspire values run through the site with deep community roots in the area. Strong pastoral care is the practical offer here, with the latest report naming warm, close staff-pupil relationships.
We hold no public customer reviews for Ercall Wood Academy, so parental voice is missing rather than unfavourable. The site sets out empower, respect and aspire values with community roots in Telford. The inspection turnaround gives parents recent, dated evidence. The academy may send a response after publication, which we print alongside this assessment.
What counts against Ercall Wood Academy is the standard paperwork gap: no insurance details and no charges are published on the site. Our verdict rates it sixth overall — a sound pick for Wellington families who put pastoral care first. For pastoral care with a recent turnaround behind it, it earns its place in the upper half.
Our verdict
Our judgement: Ercall Wood Academy suits families wanting a Wellington secondary on a clear upward path, from Requires Improvement in 2022 to Good across the board in 2025 [2] [4]. Pastoral care reads as a genuine priority in the latest report [4]. Insurance and charges are the unstated paperwork on the site [1].
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 61.0 / 100
Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%
50 out of 100
Insufficient evidence
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
90 out of 100
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Trading history C4 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
40 out of 100
No prices, fee scale, charges or VAT position are published on the website [1].
Website and service information C7 · weight 5%
80 out of 100
The site sets out the vision and values, trust membership and community aims [1].
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open since | 2018 | Source register |
Industry qualifications
Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.
- OfstedSourcedchecked 4 September 2026. Reference 145707.
Strengths
Limitations
No insurance details and no prices, fee scale or charges are published on the site [1].
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Questions about Ercall Wood Academy
Is Ercall Wood Academy any good?
On the evidence, yes for families who value pastoral care: it ranks sixth in our Telford table, climbing from Requires Improvement to Good across all four Ofsted areas. Inspectors praise warm staff-pupil relationships. Read the full review and visit on an open evening. The turnaround to Good across all four areas is recent, dated evidence.
Is Ercall Wood Academy registered with Ofsted?
What does Ercall Wood Academy charge?
The academy publishes no insurance details and no charges on its site [1], as with most state schools here. Expect uniform, meal, trip and travel costs instead. Ask the school for those figures in writing. Keep the school's reply with your admissions papers. Uniform, meals, trips and travel make up the real yearly total.
Where is Ercall Wood Academy?
The academy sits on Golf Links Lane in Wellington, Telford, serving Telford families with community roots in the area. Check the values pages and your travel route, then confirm details with the school. Visit on an open evening before you decide anything. Its community roots sit in Wellington, with Telford-wide admissions.
How is Ercall Wood Academy ranked?
It ranks sixth of the ten secondaries in our September round, picked as the pastoral-care choice for its turnaround to Good. Read the full review, then compare it with the other Wellington schools. Watch for the next round when fresh inspection evidence lands. For pastoral care in Wellington, the round holds no stronger pick.
Which areas does Ercall Wood Academy serve?
The academy sits on Golf Links Lane in Wellington with Telford as its service area, and its values pages stress community roots in the area. Wellington families get the shortest journey, with pastoral care as the draw. Check your travel route, confirm the details with the school, then visit on an open evening.
How do I apply to Ercall Wood Academy and what will it cost?
Year 7 applications go through the Telford and Wrekin portal before the October closing date, and the academy publishes no fees or charges. Day places at state schools are free, so your costs are uniform, meals, trips and travel. Ask the school office for its yearly extras list in writing and keep the reply with your papers.
What do reviews say and how does Ercall Wood Academy compare?
We hold no public customer reviews for Ercall Wood Academy across the sources in this round, so the evidence is the inspection turnaround. It ranks sixth of the ten, picked as the pastoral-care choice. Compare it with Charlton nearby and the wider Good-rated group, read the latest report in full, then visit.
Others assessed for this trade
- Wrekin College65.8 / 100Ranked 1. Best for independent day and boarding with published fees and inspection record.
- Hadley Learning Community61.3 / 100Ranked 2. Best for all-through 3 to 16 school in Hadley.
- Holy Trinity Academy61.3 / 100Ranked 3. Best for faith secondary with sixth form in Priorslee.
- The Madeley Academy61.3 / 100Ranked 4. Best for academy with sixth form in Madeley.
Sources
- Ercall Wood Academy homepage — vision, values and trust Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Ofsted — Ercall Wood Academy (URN 145707) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Get Information about Schools — Ercall Wood Academy (URN 145707), open since 2018 Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Ofsted report — Ercall Wood Academy, January 2025, all areas Good Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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