The Wells Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Nottingham
Ransom Drive, Nottingham, NG3 5LR
49
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 23/05/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.4%
24.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
634
Capacity used
Has space79%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
58 of 58 families who put it first got an offer
98
Places offered
96
Total applications
1.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 58 | 58 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 17 | 4 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 15 | 3 | ● 20% |
| 4th preference | 6 | 1 | ● 17% |
| Total | 96 | 66 | 69% |
1st preference success by year
Nottingham lets families list 4 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (2 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- George Coles
- Address
- Ransom Drive, Nottingham, NG3 5LR
- Phone
- 01157483390
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Ward / constituency
- Mapperley · Nottingham East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147456
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 39% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
634 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
13 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
23 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 755 pupils
Attendance
92.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
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 | 34.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.95 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.96 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 144 | — |
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.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.