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Wellsway School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 1PH · wellswayschool.com · 0117 986 4751
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Bath and North East Somerset 47.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.42 mi
- 5.50 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Last category · Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,325
- 96% of 1,386 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Last category” went to a home 3.42 mi (5.50 km) from the school. Source: Bath and North East Somerset Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 202 families put the school first and 226 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 226 | 202 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 224 | 245 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 224 | 235 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 224 | 204 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 227 | 260 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Last category | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.42 mi5.50 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.5, and 56% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 47.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.55 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 46.5 | −2.8 |
| Sixth form college | 24.9 | +7.8 |
| Further education | 16.4 | −2.6 |
| Other education | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | −4 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 students | C+ (33.7) | Below average -0.21 | |
| 96 students | C+ (34.1) | Below average -0.16 | |
| 26 students | Merit (23.5) | Average -0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 92 | C+ (33.6) | 0.00 |
| 2022/23 | 92 | B- (35.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 83 | B (38.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 113 | C+ (34) | -0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 117 | C+ (34.7) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 148 | C (29.5) | -0.21 |
| 2015/16 | 116 | C+ (34.8) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 36 | −30.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 14 | +9.2 |
| Employment | 37.7 | +17.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.6 | +6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | −1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Wellsway School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (221 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 221
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 53 parents (24%) with SEND