Wellfield Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Leyland, Lancashire County Council, teaching 562 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its last graded inspection in November 2021. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 37.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 20 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Wellfield Academy.

Latest inspection
Requires improvement Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 · Inspected 16 Nov 2021 · Published 16 Jan 2022
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Wellfield Academy.

Wellfield Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Autumn Term 1
  • 1–2 Autumn INSET Days
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–24 Autumn Term 1
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3–30 Autumn Term 2
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–19 Autumn Term 2
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year’s Day
  • 5–31 Spring Term 1
  • 5 Spring INSET Day
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–13 Spring Term 1
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
  • 23–28 Spring Term 2
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–27 Spring Term 2
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13–30 Summer Term 1
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–22 Summer Term 1
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Summer Term 2
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–20 Summer Term 2
  • 20 Summer INSET Day
  • 21–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term 1 Sep 1, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Term 2 Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term 1 Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term 2 Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term 1 Apr 13, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term 2 Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 20, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 21, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Autumn INSET Days Sep 1-2, 2025 and Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
  • Spring INSET Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
  • Summer INSET Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
  • New Year’s Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
37.7 Attainment 8 England 46.1
33.9% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
33% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Wellfield Academy with Lancashire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 37.7 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Lancashire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 37.7
Lancashire County Council 45.1 England 46.1 -8.4 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 33.9%
Lancashire County Council 43.5% England 45.4% -11.5 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 35
Lancashire County Council 32.7 England 34.9 in line with England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 3.7
Lancashire County Council 16.6 England 15.5 -11.8 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 27.1%
Lancashire County Council 25.6% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 59
Attendance 33% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Lancashire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 33%
Lancashire County Council 17.1% England 17.8% +15.2 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 10.7%
Lancashire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% +3.9 vs England
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 Wellfield Academy. 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 catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Wellfield Academy 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.