The Wells Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 23 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Unique reference
- 147456
- Address
- Ransom Drive, NG3 5LR
- Website
- www.thewellsacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 704 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 38.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 24.3%
Mixed 16.4%
African 13.8%
Unclassified 11.6%
Other White 8.8%
Other 7.1%
Pakistani 5.5%
Other Asian 3%
Caribbean 3%
Other Black 2%
Chinese 1.6%
Indian 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.1
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.59
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 145 |
Admissions
The Wells Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 98
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 114 55 59 |
| Year 8 | 162 74 88 |
| Year 9 | 147 74 73 |
| Year 10 | 134 70 64 |
| Year 11 | 147 76 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 84.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 42.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 21.0% 27.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 13.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 4.6% 3.0% |