Wellacre Technology Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Unique reference
- 136378
- Address
- Irlam Road, Flixton, Urmston, M41 6AP
- Website
- http://www.wellacre.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 686 (47% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 80.9%
Mixed 5.9%
Pakistani 3.2%
Other White 2.5%
Other Asian 2%
African 1.3%
Chinese 1.2%
Indian 1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 63%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.5
Local authority average 57
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.64
Local authority average 5.14
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 115 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 115 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 12 |
| Geography | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
Wellacre Technology Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 155
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 148 148 0 |
| Year 8 | 153 153 0 |
| Year 9 | 135 135 0 |
| Year 10 | 133 133 0 |
| Year 11 | 117 117 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 89.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 68.0% 28.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 40.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 20.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% |