The Wells Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D46
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Nottingham, NG3 5LR
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Carlton Academy
Coningswath Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3SH
Local ranking21st of 45 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1000
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 53.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 225
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 81.0%
- Higher education
- 44.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 31.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
66
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 13.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 172
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1371
- Boys
- 676 (50%)
- Girls
- 678 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1000 (135% full)
- SEND
- 7.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.1%
- EAL
- 7.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 6.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 82.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,668/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 75.9%
- Mixed Other: 4.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.5%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.4%
- Black African: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.3%
- Other: 1.3%
75.9%
White British
4.9%
Mixed Other
3.5%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Coningswath Road
Nottingham, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137085
- UKPRN
- 10034979
- Establishment No.
- 4005
- Trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
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