Academy sponsor led · Lancashire

Wellfield Academy

11–16Ages
562Pupils
SecondaryPhase
150434URN

Yewlands Drive, Leyland, PR25 2TP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

255 applications for 120 places · 61st of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

34.8of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

78th of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 16 November 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

255 applications · 120 places offered · 71 named it first

2026 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Wellfield Academy (URN 119723), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	120	255	2.1	71	0.59
Sep 2025	127	246	1.9	65	0.51
Sep 2024	128	313	2.5	76	0.59
Sep 2023 *	151	292	1.9	86	0.57
Sep 2022 *	161	251	1.6	73	0.45
Sep 2021 *	80	186	2.3	43	0.54
Sep 2020 *	105	149	1.4	28	0.27
Sep 2019 *	87	175	2.0	42	0.48
Sep 2018 *	56	205	3.7	35	0.63
Sep 2017 *	97	242	2.5	70	0.72
Sep 2016 *	78	201	2.6	51	0.65
Sep 2015 *	92	184	2.0	32	0.35
Sep 2014 *	53	156	2.9	43	0.81

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

74 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)34.878th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths22%79th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths42%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−0.76

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	74	34.8	22%	42%	–
2024/25	59	37.7	34%	56%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	43	32.2	12%	30%	−0.76

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wellfield AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

2.1applications per place 34.8Attainment 8
Academy@Worden
0.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Balshaw's Church of England High School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.5applications per place 53.0Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic High School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Lostock Hall Academy
4.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
5.0 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Walton-Le-Dale High School
5.5 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2022

1.9applications per place 33.4Attainment 8
Parklands High School
5.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
All Hallows Catholic High School
5.6 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 53.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150434 · 888/4033
Trust: Endeavour Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 834 pupils · 562 on roll
Free school meals: 37.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: Wellfield Academy (URN 119723)
Address: Yewlands Drive, Leyland, PR25 2TP
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources