Welling School
Elsa Road, Welling, DA16 1LB
1,084 pupils · 59% of 1,850 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.6%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 26.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 199 | 160 | 474 | 199 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 174 | 118 | 383 | 170 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 147 | 85 | 288 | 106 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 156 | 70 | 300 | 102 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 225 | 143 | 467 | 192 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 297 | 179 | 590 | 230 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 231 | 184 | 620 | 219 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 297 | 194 | 697 | 285 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bexley Grammar School 1.4 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Harris Academy Falconwood 2.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Blackfen School for Girls 2.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lift Bexleyheath 2.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Plumstead Manor School 2.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Townley Grammar School 2.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.