Welland Park Academy, Market Harborough

In its own words: "Welland Park Academy is an 11-16 Single Academy Trust (SAT) that serves the community within Market Harborough and South Leicestershire. It has recently undergone significant multi-million pound developments on site to accommodate the growth of the school and improve it's specialist provision for GCSE."

From the headteacher's welcome: "As Principal, it is both a privilege and a joy to lead Welland Park Academy and to support our students on their educational journey. Our school motto, “Learning for Life,” lies at the heart of everything we do and reflects our belief that education is not just about examination results, but about developing the whole child."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, tennis, basketball, badminton, drama, debating, Spanish and book club.

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 29 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Welland Park Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.8 in Leicestershire and 47 across England.

61% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Leicestershire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 53.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.37: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 41.6, against 53.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 189 families put Welland Park Academy as their first choice and 477 named it as one of their preferences, for 206 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Welland Park Academy are The Robert Smyth Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.1); and Kibworth Mead Academy (5.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9).

Welland Park Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Welland Park Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

165 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Welland Park Academy (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 61% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (61%).

Of the 193 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 38% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Market Harborough Rail Station, about 1090 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Welland Park Academy (outside), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 148 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Welland Park Academy issued 43 suspensions, 4.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Welland Park Academy are St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles), Market Harborough Church of England Academy (0.4 miles), Little Bowden School (0.5 miles) and Farndon Fields Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.