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Wellfield Academy

Yewlands Drive, Leyland, PR25 2TP

Local ranking78th of 80 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

834

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Wellfield Academy (URN 119723) since 30 November 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
37.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
33.9% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
55.9% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
13.6% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.3 nat4.1
Cohort Size
59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
524
Boys
267 (51%)
Girls
257 (49%)
Capacity
834 (63% full)
SEND
16.4%
FSM Eligible
36.8%
EAL
4.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.2%
SEN Support
13.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
14.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
35.4
Budget per Pupil
£7,187/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
10.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
33.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 87.6%
  • White Other: 2.9%
  • Mixed Other: 1.9%
  • Other: 1.7%
  • Black African: 1.3%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
  • Asian Other: 0.8%

87.6%

White British

2.9%

White Other

1.9%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01772421303
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Yewlands Drive

Leyland, North West

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Administrative

URN
150434
UKPRN
10094100
Establishment No.
4033
Trust
ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST

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