Welland Park Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 11 2025 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
- 987 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 87.9%
Other White 5%
Mixed 4.3%
Unclassified 0.7%
African 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.2
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.73
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 65 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 180 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
Welland Park Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 196
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 188
- 3rd preference
- 53
- From another Local Authority
- 110
Offers
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 45
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 110 99 |
| Year 8 | 210 111 99 |
| Year 9 | 209 107 102 |
| Year 10 | 178 90 88 |
| Year 11 | 181 96 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 44.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 28.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 10.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.7% 3.0% |