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Wellfield School

North Road East, Wingate, TS28 5AX

Local ranking28th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham

Secondary

Phase

1011

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Wellfield School (URN 114315) since 1 June 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
47.8 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
51.8% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
67.1% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
1.8% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.8 nat4.1
Cohort Size
164

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
84.0%
Continued in education
75.0%
Apprenticeships
5.0%
Employment
4.0%
Not sustained
11.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
914
Boys
468 (51%)
Girls
446 (49%)
Capacity
1011 (90% full)
SEND
18.7%
FSM Eligible
42.0%
EAL
2.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.5%
SEN Support
16.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
34.7
Budget per Pupil
£7,823/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
9.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
28.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 95.4%
  • White Other: 1.3%
  • Mixed Other: 0.8%
  • Black African: 0.7%
  • Asian Indian: 0.4%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.2%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.2%

95.4%

White British

1.3%

White Other

0.8%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01429838783
L.Colquhoun@wellfieldschool.net
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North Road East

Wingate, North East

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Administrative

URN
149739
UKPRN
10092384
Establishment No.
4218
Trust
CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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