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
- 702 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 38.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.9%
- Persistent absence
- 29.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 26.2%
Mixed 16.3%
African 13.1%
Unclassified 9.7%
Other White 9.4%
Other 6.6%
Pakistani 5.8%
Other Asian 3.6%
Caribbean 2.7%
Other Black 2.1%
Chinese 1.6%
Indian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.64
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.23
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.5
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.33
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 25 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 126 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 125 |
| French | GCSE | 44 |
| Geography | GCSE | 54 |
| German | GCSE | 2 |
| History | GCSE | 49 |
| Japanese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
The Wells Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 111
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 135 60 75 |
| Year 8 | 151 74 77 |
| Year 9 | 131 64 67 |
| Year 10 | 145 74 71 |
| Year 11 | 140 91 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 81.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 39.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 29.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 13.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 8.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 1.0% |