Wellsway School
About the school
Wellsway School is an open secondary school in Bath and North East Somerset.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 18 December 2024
- Published
- 27 January 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.5
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 47.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bath and North East Somerset
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 56.00%
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 48.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.90%
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 68.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 34.30%
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 43.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.55
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 4.29
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.72
AAB or better
- School
- 19.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1326
Girls
47.59%
Boys
52.41%
SEN support
8.67%
Education, health and care plan
2.79%
English as an additional language
8.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
13.91%
Overall absence
8.19
Persistent absence
19.38
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
218
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
100
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
43%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
36%