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The Wells Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Ransom Drive, Nottingham NG3 5LR · thewellsacademy.org · 0115 748 3390
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottingham 43, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 634
- 79% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 44.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 71 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 71 | 44 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 98 | 58 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 111 | 70 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 111 | 72 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 154 | 76 | 0.5 | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.1, and 34.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottingham it was 43, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.60 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.9 | −3.1 |
| Sixth form college | 5.3 | −2 |
| Further education | 58.3 | +6.3 |
| Other education | 1.5 | — |
| Employment | 0.8 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | −3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 7.6 | +3.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Wells Academy on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (79 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Positive
- 73%
- Replies
- 79
- 11% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on 13 parents (16%) whose child was bullied
based on 12 parents (15%) with SEND