Wellsway School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 11 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Unique reference
- 137523
- Address
- Chandag Road, Keynsham, BS31 1PH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1318 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
White British 83.5%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 3.4%
Unclassified 3.2%
Chinese 2.7%
Indian 1.1%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.52
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 51%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.4
Local authority average 49.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.74
Local authority average 4.38
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 56 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 63 |
| Dance | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 217 |
Admissions
Wellsway School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 224
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 75
- From another Local Authority
- 124
Offers
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 224 122 102 |
| Year 8 | 232 126 106 |
| Year 9 | 235 126 109 |
| Year 10 | 211 100 111 |
| Year 11 | 213 111 102 |
| Year 12 | 104 61 43 |
| Year 13 | 99 59 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 88.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 13.0% 24.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 54.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 7.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 77.0% 61.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 20.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 27.0% 21.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.3% 1.7% |