Wellfield School is a secondary school located in Wingate. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/06/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.1%, which is 3.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: North Road East, Wingate, TS28 5AX
Website: www.wellfieldschool.net
Telephone: 01429838783
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gary Potts
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 114315

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 868
Number of Boys: 424
Number of Girls: 444

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.3 Confidence interval 0.05 to 0.56
Of the 95 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 95 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:88%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wingate Community Nursery School
Partridge Terrace , TS28 5BD
4out of 4 264 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate
Welfare Park , Wingate TS28 5AN
- not rated 541 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wingate Primary School
Church Street , TS28 5AQ
4out of 4 646 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Hutton Henry , TS27 4RY
3out of 4 2,786 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Deaf Hill Primary School
Station Road West , TS29 6BP
3out of 4 2,791 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Shotton Hall Primary School
Waveney Road , SR8 1NX
3out of 4 2,862 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wellfield School
North Road East , TS28 5AX
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Passfield Way , SR8 1AU
4out of 4 2,759 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.