Wellfield School
North Road East, Wingate, TS28 5AX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Miss Louise Colquhoun
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- New College Durham Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,011
- Pupils on roll
- 862
- URN
- 149739
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01429838783
About this school
Wellfield School is a secondary academy in Wingate. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 862 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Wellfield School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Wellfield School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 167 | 164 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 | 47.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.30 +0.08 to +0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52.7% | 51.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73.1% | 67.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 1.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wellfield School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.8 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 912 |
| 2024/25 | 914 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wellfield School compares
Wellfield School ranked 12th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.8 | 9.8% | 42% | 862 | — |
| The Academy at Shotton Hall | 52.2 | 7.6% | 32.2% | 1,202 | 1.6 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | 44.5 | 9.5% | 36.2% | 891 | 2.1 miles |
| Dene Academy | 41.4 | 10.3% | 61.2% | 638 | 3.0 miles |
| Easington Academy | 51.8 | 9.6% | 36.9% | 769 | 3.6 miles |
| Sedgefield Community College | 51.5 | 6% | 25.1% | 982 | 5.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.01%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.78%
- Persistent absence
- 28.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Academy at Shotton Hall1.6 miles
Secondary · Peterlee
-
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College2.1 miles
Secondary · Peterlee
-
Dene Academy3.0 miles
Secondary · Peterlee
-
Easington Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Peterlee
-
Sedgefield Community College5.8 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Wingate
- Wingate Community Nursery School Nursery
- Wingate Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wellfield School teach?
- Wellfield School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Wingate.
- Who is the head teacher of Wellfield School?
- The head teacher of Wellfield School is Miss Louise Colquhoun, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wellfield School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wellfield School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Wellfield School?
- Wellfield School has 862 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Wellfield School full?
- Wellfield School has capacity for 1,011 pupils and 862 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wellfield School a faith school?
- No. Wellfield School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wellfield School a selective school?
- No. Wellfield School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Wellfield School?
- Wellfield School is part of CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wellfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.9 in 2023/24 and 47.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wellfield School rank locally?
- Wellfield School ranked 12th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wellfield School's absence rate?
- Wellfield School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wellfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wellfield School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.