Welling School is a secondary school located in Welling. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 10/05/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.6%, which is 3.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Elsa Road, Welling, DA16 1LB
Website: http://www.wellingschool-tkat.org/
Telephone: 02083048531
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bexley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Rob Pett
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136720

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1850
Number of Pupils: 1514
Number of Boys: 773
Number of Girls: 741

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.56 Confidence interval -0.74 to -0.38
Of the 208 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 192 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:8%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.98
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Abbey Wood Nursery School
Dahlia Road, SE2 0SX 		2,251 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School
Wrotham Road, DA16 1LS 		584 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Foster's Primary School
Westbrooke Road, DA16 1PN 		834 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hillsgrove Primary School
Sidmouth Road, DA16 1DR 		839 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
Ruskin Avenue, DA16 3QG 		846 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Wickham Primary Academy
Wickham Street, DA16 3BP 		897 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Welling School
Elsa Road, DA16 1LB 		0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bexley Grammar School
Danson Lane, DA16 2BL 		1,493 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Falconwood
The Green, DA16 2PE 		2,307 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blackfen School for Girls
Blackfen Road, DA15 9NU 		2,356 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
1out of 4Bexleyheath Academy
Woolwich Road, DA6 7DA 		2,716 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedPark View Academy
146-148 Parkview Road, DA16 1SR 		793 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Aspire Academy Bexley
South Gipsy Road, DA16 1JB 		1,018 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Willow Dene School
Swingate Lane, SE18 2JD 		1,848 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBreak Through
121 Nuxley Road, Belverdere DA17 5JX 		2,684 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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