My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
35%Agree
37%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
0%Welling School
Academy converter — Secondary
DA16 1LB / 11–18 / None
Requires Improvement
Ofsted
34.7
Attainment 8
64%
parents recommend
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2023
Requires Improvement
Requires Improvement
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 34.7
- Progress 8
- -0.82
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 26.7%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 26.07
- Achieving AAB+
- 0%
64% of parents would recommend this school
75 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
28%Agree
51%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
8%Agree
50%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
7%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
5%Agree
9%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
7%Not applicable
60%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
11%Agree
28%Disagree
37%Strongly disagree
16%Don't know
8%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
19%Agree
23%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
1%Not applicable
22%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
13%No
87%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 10 parents
Strongly agree
30%Agree
10%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
40%Don't know
10%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
23%Agree
42%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
9%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
28%Agree
43%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
7%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
24%Agree
42%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
7%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
29%Agree
46%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
5%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
25%Agree
54%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
13%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
16%Agree
42%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
13%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
64%No
36%17.9% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
17.9%
SEN support
3.8%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 5.1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 6.3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.7%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.7%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0%
67.8% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 67.8%
31% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 77%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 5%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 31%
- Entered top-third university
- 4%
- Achieved a degree
- 43%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1
- Free school meals
- 27.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 20.2:1
- Overall absence
- 11.39%
- Persistent absence
- 36.07%
- English as additional language
- 14%
- Teachers with QTS
- 98.2%
- White
- 70.7%
- Mixed
- 12.3%
- Asian
- 5%
- Black
- 3.8%
- Other
- 1.9%
White British64.9%
Other White4.4%
Gypsy / Roma0.7%
Irish0.6%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed6.3%
White & Asian2.6%
White & Black Caribbean2.2%
White & Black African1.2%
Other Asian1.9%
Indian1.4%
Chinese0.9%
Bangladeshi0.6%
Pakistani0.2%
Caribbean2.2%
African1.2%
Other Black0.4%