Wellsway SchoolIKB Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bristol.

Summary of the comparison

Wellsway School and IKB Academy are secondary schools in Bristol.

  • Wellsway School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and IKB Academy scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wellsway School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wellsway School was judged Good and IKB Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.3 for Wellsway School and 25.8 for IKB Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wellsway School (55.3 in 2021-22, 52.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at IKB Academy (43.5 in 2021-22, 25.8 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Wellsway School versus IKB Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolWellsway SchoolBristolIKB AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking6th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset Stronger figure14th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Studio schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 14-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,325 136
Capacity1,386 300
LocationBristol, BS31 1PH Bristol, BS31 1SP
GCSE results
Attainment 852.3 Stronger figure25.8 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths60.5% Stronger figure15.6% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths79.1% Stronger figure24.4% 64.8%
Cohort215 45
A-level results
A-level entries95 9
A-level average points33.7 Stronger figure29.4 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C
Best 3 A-levels points34.4 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects19.2% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,326 135
Free school meals (ever 6)13.9% 26.4%
English as an additional language8.5% 3.0%
SEN support8.7% 24.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 6.7%
Attendance
Overall absence8.2% Stronger figure16.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.4% Stronger figure38.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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