Charlton School
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
D48
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Telford, TF1 3FA
- Distance
- 1.9km away
Ercall Wood Academy
Golf Links Lane, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2DT
Local ranking5th of 12 secondary schools in Telford and Wrekin
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 14 January 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 40.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 65.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 188
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 936
- Boys
- 500 (51%)
- Girls
- 471 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (81% full)
- SEND
- 23.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.6%
- EAL
- 16.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 20.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 60.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,782/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 62.1%
- Asian Pakistani: 14.9%
- White Other: 5.8%
- Black African: 4.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.8%
- Asian Indian: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.7%
- Asian Other: 1.7%
62.1%
White British
14.9%
Asian Pakistani
5.8%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Golf Links Lane
Telford, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 145707
- UKPRN
- 10067780
- Establishment No.
- 5402
- Trust
- LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
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