UK Schools
Welling School
Welling School is a mixed secondary academy in Welling, London Borough of Bexley, teaching 1,084 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in February 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 34.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 22 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Welling School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Welling School.
- 1 Autumn Term – First day of term
- 20–31 Autumn Half Term
- 19 Autumn Term – Last day of term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 5 Spring Term – First day of term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 27 Spring Term – Last day of term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Summer Term – First day of term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 22 Summer Term – Last day of term
- 23 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term – First day of term 1 Sep 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term 20 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term – Last day of term 19 Dec 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 22 Dec 2025 - 2 Jan 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day 25 Dec 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day 26 Dec 2025 Event
- New Year’s Day 1 Jan 2026 Event
- Spring Term – First day of term 5 Jan 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 16 Feb 2026 - 20 Feb 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term – Last day of term 27 Mar 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday 30 Mar 2026 - 10 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday 3 Apr 2026 Event
- Easter Monday 6 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term – First day of term 13 Apr 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term 25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term – Last day of term 22 Jul 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday 23 Jul 2026 - early Sep 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Welling School with London Borough of Bexley and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 34.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 26.07 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 39.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 77% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Welling School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Welling School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.