Wellfield Academy
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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 150434
- Address
- Yewlands Drive, PR25 2TP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 524 (58% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.9%
- Persistent absence
- 29.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 87.4%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 2.9%
Other 1.7%
African 1.3%
Pakistani 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.7
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.27
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 60 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 57 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 26 |
| Geography | GCSE | 34 |
| History | GCSE | 35 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 58 |
| Music | GCSE | 1 |
| Polish | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Wellfield Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 127
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 114 60 54 |
| Year 8 | 129 69 60 |
| Year 9 | 143 74 69 |
| Year 10 | 77 38 39 |
| Year 11 | 61 26 35 |