Wellacre Technology Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 17 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
- 718 (49% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 7.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.1%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 80.4%
Mixed 7.5%
Pakistani 2.9%
Other White 2.5%
Other Asian 1.7%
Chinese 1.1%
African 1%
Indian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 64%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46
Local authority average 57.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.03
Local authority average 5.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 130 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 129 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 46 |
| French | GCSE | 53 |
Admissions
Wellacre Technology Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 156 0 |
| Year 8 | 151 151 0 |
| Year 9 | 147 147 0 |
| Year 10 | 134 134 0 |
| Year 11 | 130 130 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 91.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 27.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 43.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 20.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 2.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 1.8% 3.0% |