Wellsway School, Bristol

From the headteacher's welcome: "Receiving Ofsted's seal of approval is gratifying but we remain very ambitious for our school and the students who learn at Wellsway. We are focused on building on our achievements and raising our standards still higher."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir, orchestra, guitar and book club.

In 2026, pupils at Wellsway School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.1 in Bath and North East Somerset and 47 across England.

61% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Bath and North East Somerset and 47% in England.

That is up from 50.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.31: 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 34.3, against 53.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 202 families put Wellsway School as their first choice and 387 named it as one of their preferences, for 226 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Wellsway School are IKB Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 25.8); Lift Broadlands (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 43.8); Sir Bernard Lovell Academy (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6); and Oasis Academy Brislington (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.6).

Wellsway School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Wellsway School is one of 26 schools run by Futura Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.1 in 2024/25.

221 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wellsway School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).

Of the 213 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 16% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 114 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 36% went on to university or other higher education, 14% to apprenticeships and 38% into work. 26% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

13.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 109 pupils (8.2%) received SEN support and 35 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Keynsham Rail Station, about 1030 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wellsway School (s-bound), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wellsway School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 161 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bath and North East Somerset (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Wellsway School issued 520 suspensions, 39.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Wellsway School are Two Rivers Church of England Primary (under 0.1 miles), Chandag Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St John's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles) and Castle Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.