Welling School
About the school
Welling School is an open secondary school in Bexley.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 February 2026
- Published
- 19 April 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 34.7
- Bexley
- 50.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bexley
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 26.70%
- Bexley
- 53.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 47.60%
- Bexley
- 70.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 11.00%
- Bexley
- 42.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.86
- Bexley
- 4.51
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 26.07
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1087
Girls
47.93%
Boys
52.07%
SEN support
14.17%
Education, health and care plan
3.77%
English as an additional language
14.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
34.85%
Overall absence
12.15
Persistent absence
39.59
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
283
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
77%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
10%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
88
Sustained education or employment
77%
Higher education
27%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
42%