Wellfield Academy
Secondary schoolWellfield Academy is a secondary school in South Ribble, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 562 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), November 2021, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 16 November 2021
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Wellfield Academy was 34.8, against 46.7 in South Ribble and 46.2 in England.
21.6% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | South Ribble | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 34.8 | 46.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21.6% | 44.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41.9% | 67.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 74 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)150 m
- Northbrook Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)310 m
- Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023630 m
- Woodlea Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023680 m
- Golden Hill Pupil Referral UnitPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding, July 2023870 m
- Academy@WordenSecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional)880 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Ribble
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).