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Wellfield Academy

Academy sponsor led · Leyland · PR25 2TP

Ages 11–16 · 562 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

11.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2021-11-16

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence11.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.7%
Unauthorised4.9%
Authorised absence
6.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
6.0%
Enrolments in measure
496

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill67%

562 pupils · 834 places

Pupils on roll
562
Boys / girls
292 / 270
School capacity
834
Capacity fill
562 / 834 (67%)
Free school meals
37.9%
FSM pupils
213
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Endeavour Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mr James Lewis

Location

Address
Yewlands Drive
Postcode
PR25 2TP
Town
Leyland
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
South Ribble
Constituency
South Ribble
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
2 on roll / 20 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Leyland, Lancashire, 562 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 37.9%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Leyland
25
Secondary schools in Leyland
5
Academies among open schools in Leyland
32% (8)
Open schools in PR25
19
Secondary in PR25
4
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Secondary in Lancashire LA
81

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Lewis
Telephone
01772421303
Website
https://wellfieldacademy.org/

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