Wellfield School
About the school
Wellfield School is an open secondary school in County Durham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.8
- County Durham
- 44.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- County Durham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 51.80%
- County Durham
- 41.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 67.10%
- County Durham
- 61.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 1.80%
- County Durham
- 32.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.83
- County Durham
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
914
Girls
48.80%
Boys
51.20%
SEN support
16.19%
Education, health and care plan
2.52%
English as an additional language
2.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
42.01%
Overall absence
9.78
Persistent absence
28.26
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
168
Sustained education or employment
84%
Education
75%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
11%