Welland Park Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 2 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 137170
- Address
- Welland Park Road, LE16 9DR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 966 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.9%
- Persistent absence
- 15.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
White British 88.1%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 4.2%
African 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.8
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.42
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 36 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| Dance | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 201 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 201 |
Admissions
Welland Park Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 188
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 76
Offers
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 111 99 |
| Year 8 | 205 103 102 |
| Year 9 | 177 91 86 |
| Year 10 | 181 96 85 |
| Year 11 | 193 97 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 39.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 34.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.2% 1.0% |