Wellfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- 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
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 149739
- Address
- North Road East, TS28 5AX
- Website
- www.wellfieldschool.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 914 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42%
- Persistent absence
- 26.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 94.9%
Other White 1.3%
Mixed 1.2%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 2%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 6 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 30 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 7 |
| English Language | GCSE | 163 |
Admissions
Wellfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 164
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 107 97 |
| Year 8 | 186 104 82 |
| Year 9 | 186 97 89 |
| Year 10 | 173 78 95 |
| Year 11 | 165 82 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.8% 3.0% |