The Wells Academy
Ransom Drive, Nottingham, NG3 5LR
634 pupils · 79% of 800 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Free school meals
- 47.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 16 March 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 | 43.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 16% |
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 — 0.62 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 71 | 44 | 102 | 52 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 98 | 58 | 96 | 66 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 111 | 70 | 112 | 77 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 111 | 72 | 133 | 86 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 154 | 76 | 119 | 97 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 125 | 89 | 150 | 99 |
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
- Carlton Academy 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bluecoat Trent Academy 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Nottingham Free School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy 2.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Djanogly City Academy 2.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 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.