Wellfield School
North Road East, Wingate, TS28 5AX
862 pupils · 85% of 1,011 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 44.2%
Ofsted
No Ofsted rating — Not yet inspected
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 51.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 1.8% |
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 — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 163 | 152 | 267 | 156 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 164 | 142 | 253 | 154 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 195 | 184 | 278 | 195 |
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
- The Academy at Shotton Hall 2.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Dene Academy 4.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Easington Academy 5.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sedgefield Community College 9.3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Hild's Church of England School 9.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · 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.