Welling School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 4 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
- 1087 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 14%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.8%
- Persistent absence
- 36.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 64.9%
Mixed 12.3%
African 6%
Other White 4.4%
Unclassified 2.9%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Indian 1.4%
Chinese 0.9%
Caribbean 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.7
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.86
Local authority average 4.51
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 10 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 63 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Welling School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 90
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 87
Offers
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 43
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 146 70 76 |
| Year 8 | 133 66 67 |
| Year 9 | 195 112 83 |
| Year 10 | 255 137 118 |
| Year 11 | 192 100 92 |
| Year 12 | 99 44 55 |
| Year 13 | 66 36 30 |
| Year 14 | 1 1 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 88.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 21.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 9.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 43.0% 72.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 4.0% 28.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.1% 2.4% |