Wellsway School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Secondary
Bristol · BS31 1PH · Bath and North East Somerset
Ages 11–18
- Att851.8
- P80.3
- EM5+59%
- Absence7.1%
0.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 142127
IKB Academy
Studio schools · Bristol · BS31 1SP
Ages 14–19 · 136 pupils · Bath and North East Somerset
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
38.6
Overall absence
12.1%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-04-05
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.54
−20+2
Attainment 838.6
English & maths grade 5+32%
English & maths grade 4+50%
EBacc entry6%
EBacc APS: 3.1
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence12.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.2%
Unauthorised5.5%
- Authorised absence
- 6.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 9.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 120
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill45%
136 pupils · 300 places
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- Boys / girls
- 100 / 36
- School capacity
- 300
- Capacity fill
- 136 / 300 (45%)
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- FSM pupils
- 26
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Studio schools
Age range
Ages 14–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Academy trust
- FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Sponsor
- Futura Learning Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Headeach
Location
- Address
- 68 Bath Road
- Postcode
- BS31 1SP
- Town
- Bristol
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed studio schools (secondary), Ages 14–19, in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, 136 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form. Free school meals: 26.3%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Lift Broadlands
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bristol · BS31 2DY · Bath and North East Somerset
Ages 11–16
- Att840.7
- P8-0.2
- EM5+32%
- Absence13.0%
1.0 miles away
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bristol · BS30 8TS · South Gloucestershire
Ages 11–18
- Att848.3
- P80.1
- EM5+47%
- Absence9.3%
2.3 miles away
Oasis Academy Brislington
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bristol · BS4 5EY · Bristol, City of
Ages 11–16
- Att840.9
- P8-0.3
- EM5+35%
- Absence10.0%
2.5 miles away
Hanham Woods Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bristol · BS15 3LA · South Gloucestershire
Ages 11–18
- Att841.2
- P8-0.3
- EM5+34%
- Absence10.6%
2.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Headeach
- Telephone
- 01179161025