Wellfield School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 North Road East
 Wingate
 County Durham TS28 5AX
Telephone: 01429 838783

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2023
History: This school arose from Wellfield School
Trust: Connect Multi-Academy Trust
Sponsor: New College Durham Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Head Teacher: Miss Louise Colquhoun (since October 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Linda Rodham
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 53 / 1
Non-teaching Staff*: 1
Number of pupils: 914
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.2
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 42.00% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 40.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 24.8% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 5.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 9.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 11.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Durham
Constituency: Sedgefield
Electoral Ward: Wingate
School Number: 8404218

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 12th June 2018 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Wingate Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  3. St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate (1.1km) show on map
  4. Deaf Hill Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  5. The Academy at Shotton Hall (2.5km) show on map
  6. Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  7. Shotton Hall Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  8. St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley (3.0km) show on map
  9. Wheatley Hill Community Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  10. Open Air Education (3.1km) show on map
  11. Howletch Lane Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  12. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  13. St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth For... (3.5km) show on map
  14. Shotton Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  15. Trimdon Hill School (4.0km) show on map
  16. East Durham College (4.0km) show on map
  17. Endeavour Academy Durham (4.0km) show on map
  18. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ... (4.1km) show on map
  19. Hesleden Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  20. Acre Rigg Infant School (4.4km) show on map
  21. Acre Rigg Academy (4.4km) show on map
  22. Thornley Academy (4.4km) show on map
  23. Seascape Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  24. Dene House Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  25. Dene Academy (4.8km) show on map
  26. Bluebell Meadow Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  27. St William's Catholic Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  28. Cotsford Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  29. Yohden Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  30. Horden Nursery School (5.6km) show on map
  31. Ludworth Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  32. Blackhall Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  33. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  34. Easington Academy (5.8km) show on map
  35. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall (5.9km) show on map
  36. Easington CofE Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  37. Rosemary Lane Nursery School (6.1km) show on map
  38. Kelloe Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  39. Cassop Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  40. Fishburn Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  41. Easington Colliery Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  42. Hope Wood Academy (7.1km) show on map
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  45. South Hetton Primary (7.7km) show on map
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  48. Barnard Grove Primary School (8.7km) show on map
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  51. Bowburn Primary School (9.1km) show on map
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  53. Strawberry Lane (9.2km) show on map
  54. Sedgefield Community College (9.3km) show on map
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  98. Ferryhill Station Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  99. Seaham Trinity Primary School (11.8km) show on map
  100. Westlea Primary School (11.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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