Wellfield School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
912 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.6%
Persistent absence
35.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95.7%
Other White 1.2%
Mixed 1%
Unclassified 0.9%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Wellfield School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
195
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
184
2nd preference
72
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
178
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
187
104
83
Year 8
197
100
97
Year 9
183
85
98
Year 10
177
91
86
Year 11
168
82
86
Year 2023-2024

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