Hadley Learning Community - Secondary PhaseErcall Wood Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Telford.
Summary of the comparison
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase and Ercall Wood Academy are secondary schools in Telford.
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ercall Wood Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase was judged Good and Ercall Wood Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.4 for Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase and 42.5 for Ercall Wood Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase (45.7 in 2021-22, 44.4 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ercall Wood Academy (44.2 in 2021-22, 42.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TelfordHadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase | TelfordErcall Wood Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 12 in Telford and Wrekin | 5th of 12 in Telford and Wrekin Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,248 | 936 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Telford, TF1 5NU | Telford, TF1 2DT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.4 Stronger figure | 42.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28.0% | 35.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57.7% | 58.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.2% | 47.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 Stronger figure | 3.69 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 239 | 192 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,248 | 936 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.3% | 26.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 30.1% | 16.3% | |
| SEN support | 19.1% | 20.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.1% Stronger figure | 7.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.4% Stronger figure | 19.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
Ercall Wood Academy
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