The Retreat
The Retreat is an independent school in for girls aged 11 to 18. It has 3 pupils and room for 4.
Ercall Heath, Telford, Shopshire, TF6 6PN01952 541101educ8.org.uk/the-retreat-schoolMiss Carys Gell headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Telford and Wrekin council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 67% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 67% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 33% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 33% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibberton Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.2 miles | – | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Harper Adams University | Higher education institutions | 2.5 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hinstock Primary School | Academy | 3.0 miles | 124 | Good 2023 | 6 | Compare |
| St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery | Church of England | 3.2 miles | 234 | No overall grade 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| Crudgington Primary School | Academy | 3.6 miles | 132 | Good 2023 | 87 | Compare |
| Stoke-on-Tern Primary School | Council | 4.2 miles | 118 | No overall grade 2025 | 41 | Compare |
| St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Academy | 4.3 miles | – | Good 2019 | – | Compare |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Academy | 4.3 miles | 177 | Report card 2026 | 96 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Retreat a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Retreat yet.
How many pupils does The Retreat have?
3 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 4 places, so it is 75% full. It is a girls' school.
Does The Retreat have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ercall Heath, Telford, Shopshire, TF6 6PN
- Telephone
- 01952 541101
- Website
- www.educ8.org.uk/the-retreat-school
- Headteacher
- Miss Carys Gell
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward
- Ercall Magna
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 3 May 2017 (new provision)
- URN
- 144404 · LAESTAB 8946009 · UKPRN 10071850
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.