Wellsway School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bath and North East Somerset
Chandag Road, Bristol, BS31 1PH
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
19.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,325
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,386 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
216 of 245 families who put it first got an offer
224
Places offered
434
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 245 | 216 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 110 | 8 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 67 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 434 | 224 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Bath and North East Somerset lets families list 5 preferences. 159 applications came from outside the council area (11 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rob Pearsall
- Address
- Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PH
- Phone
- 01179864751
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Keynsham East · North East Somerset and Hanham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137523
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
1,325 pupils · 1,386 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
18 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,130 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.31 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.74 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.62 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.55 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 216 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.72 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 95 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 214 | 18% | 59% | 76% | |
| Mathematics | 213 | 31% | 64% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 212 | 15% | 56% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 151 | 7% | 50% | 68% | |
| Geography | 141 | 26% | 62% | 73% | |
| History | 84 | 29% | 58% | 65% | |
| Business | 83 | 10% | 59% | 75% | |
| Physical Education | 80 | 16% | 50% | 55% | |
| Social Studies | 64 | 22% | 63% | 72% | |
| Biology | 63 | 51% | 95% | 100% | |
| Physics | 63 | 62% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 63 | 63% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 39 | 26% | 41% | 54% | |
| Geography | 30 | 10% | 20% | 43% | |
| Physics | 26 | 15% | 35% | 46% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 30% | 35% | 60% | |
| Psychology | 17 | 0% | 6% | 35% | |
| Business Studies | 17 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Biology | 15 | 20% | 33% | 60% | |
| History | 12 | 0% | 8% | 67% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 11 | 27% | 27% | 64% | |
| English Language | 10 | 20% | 20% | 40% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14187: Wellsway School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bath and North East Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.