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Wellfield Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Yewlands Drive, Leyland PR25 2TP · wellfieldacademy.org · 01772 421303
On the mapSearch near PR25 2TP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2021
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 562
- 67% of 834 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.9%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 120 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 | 120 | 71 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 127 | 65 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 128 | 76 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 151 | 86 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 161 | 73 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.7, and 33.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.27 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119723)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 1.5 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 69.1 | +13.3 |
| Other education | 1.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4 | +6.1 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −12.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.4 | −10.8 |
| Activity not captured | 8.8 | +3.6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 119723)
Ofsted
Wellfield Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 16 November 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 16 Nov 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119723)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119723), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Sept 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119723)
Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119723)
Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119723)