Welling School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 5 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Unique reference
- 136720
- Address
- Elsa Road, DA16 1LB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1145 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.6%
- Persistent absence
- 42.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 68.9%
Mixed 12%
African 4.3%
Other White 3.8%
Other 2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
Indian 1.2%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.97
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.7
Local authority average 49.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.71
Local authority average 4.41
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 90 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 23 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 20 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
Admissions
Welling School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 57
Offers
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 24
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 133 65 68 |
| Year 8 | 189 108 81 |
| Year 9 | 248 134 114 |
| Year 10 | 201 103 98 |
| Year 11 | 244 113 131 |
| Year 12 | 67 35 32 |
| Year 13 | 62 32 30 |
| Year 14 | 1 1 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 88.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 28.0% 21.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 59.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 7.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.2% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 45.0% 76.3% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 2.0% 33.4% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.1% 2.2% |