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Welling School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Elsa Road, Welling DA16 1LB · wellingschool-tkat.org · 020 8304 8531

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
34.7
average Attainment 8 score. Bexley 50.6, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,084
59% of 1,850 places
Local authority
Bexley
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
33.6%
First language not English
14.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Kemnal Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 160 families put the school first and 199 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 143 (Places 225)143September 2023: 70 (Places 156)70September 2024: 85 (Places 147)85September 2025: 118 (Places 174)118September 2026: 160 (Places 199)160Places 199
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261991600.8100%
September 2025Sept 20251741180.7100%
September 2024Sept 2024147850.6100%
September 2023Sept 2023156700.4100%
September 2022Sept 20222251430.6100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.7, and 26.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bexley it was 50.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 35.9 (England 46.3)35.92017/18: 38.4 (England 46.5)38.42018/19: 37.2 (England 46.7)37.22021/22: 37.6 (England 48.8)37.62022/23: 33.7 (England 46.3)33.72023/24: 36.7 (England 45.9)36.72024/25: 34.7 (England 46.0)34.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼34.746.0
▼26.7%45.4%
▼47.6%64.8%
▼11.0%40.5%
▼2.864.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form40.1+5.2
Sixth form college9.5−4
Further education31.8+3.1
Other education0.4−0.3
Apprenticeship4.1+1.2
Employment2.1−4.1
Not in a lasting destination6.6−0.7
Activity not captured5.4−0.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 25.3 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 23.9 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 24.2 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 24.6 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 20.3 (England 37.9)D2022/23: 21.2 (England 34.2)D2023/24: 28.2 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 26.1 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
39 studentsC- (26.1)Below average -0.33
39 studentsC- (26.1)Below average -0.33
52 studentsMerit+ (29)Average +0.14
17 studentsDist- (30.3)Average 0.00
0%AAB or better
77.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2441C- (28.2)+0.20
2022/2349D (21.2)—
2021/2261D (20.3)—
2018/1945D+ (24.6)-0.39
2017/1875D+ (24.2)-0.54
2016/1796D+ (23.9)-0.24
2015/1684C- (25.3)-0.11

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University45.7+9.8
Apprenticeship12.9+11
Employment20−15.9
Not in a lasting destination14.3−1.2
Activity not captured7.1−0.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Welling School on 10 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Feb 2022Inadequate
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Feb 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
77%
Positive
65%
Replies
82
8% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼76% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼58% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼57% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼65% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼62% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼61% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 100% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲47% agreeEngland 43%

based on 23 parents (28%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼42% agreeEngland 63%

based on 31 parents (38%) with SEND

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