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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 1.3% |
| Other | 1.7% |
| Other White | 2.9% |
| Mixed | 3.7% |
| White British | 87.4% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 14% |
| Local authority average | 34% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 34% |
| Local authority average | 44% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 37.7 |
| Local authority average | 45.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.27 |
| Local authority average | 3.95 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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 |