Category: Blog

Secondary School Admissions

On Monday 2nd March 2026, year 6 pupils across the country will find out which secondary school has offered them a place for September 2026. The vast majority of pupils will be offered a place at one of their preferred schools – most will be offered their top preference. The timetable for allocation will be as follows: […]

Enrichment Timetable – Spring

After School until 4.00 unless otherwise stated Day Activity Year Staff Monday Football All Years Mr Marsden, Mr Pickford     Volleyball All Years Miss Penn    School Musical All Years Mrs Davies    Rehearsals  All Years Mrs Bradburn, Ms Bowater   KS3 Art Club 7, 8, 9 Ms Metcalfe   Y11 Art intervention Year 11 Mrs Laurie   Product Design & Craft Club […]

Ercall Wood Academy Brings Festive Cheer with Third Annual Christmas Afternoon Tea

Ercall Wood Academy proudly hosted its third annual Christmas Afternoon Tea, welcoming older members of the local community for an afternoon of festive celebration, entertainment, and connection. This much-loved event has become a highlight of the academy’s calendar, reflecting its commitment to community engagement and bringing generations together during the festive season. Guests included local […]

Young chefs cook up a feast at Ercall Wood

Students at Ercall Wood Academy have been putting their culinary skills to the test as part of this year’s Rotary Young Chef competition. Junior chefs were tasked with preparing and serving a two-course healthy and nutritious meal costing up to £15 – all in the space of two hours. The winner was year seven student […]

Strength in numbers: Learning Community Trust partners with Unstoppable Learning to empower maths learning across schools

The Learning Community Trust is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Unstoppable Learning, marking a major step forward in our commitment to raising standards in mathematics across all our secondary academies. On Tuesday 7 October, we hosted our first-ever gathering of mathematics teachers from all five secondary schools within the Trust at Hadley Learning […]

Explosive opening for Ercall Wood’s new science centre

We have officially opened our new £9.2 million science centre… in truly explosive style. Pupils from seven local primary schools were invited to join our students and staff to try out a range of colourful experiments in the new building, before the ribbon was officially cut by the town’s mayor. The launch event included exploding […]