Wellfield Middle School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 13 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
9 - 13 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
North Tyneside
Unique reference
108649
Address
Kielder Road, South Wellfield, NE25 9QW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
353 (51% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.4%
Persistent absence
11.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.5%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 1.9%
Chinese 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage-0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 5
88
43
45
Year 6
91
50
41
Year 7
84
48
36
Year 8
90
44
46
Year 2024-2025

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