UK Schools
Welland Park Academy
Welland Park Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Market Harborough, Leicestershire County Council, teaching 1,014 pupils aged 11 to 16. It was last inspected by Ofsted in February 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 53.2 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 13 holidays and 2 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Welland Park Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Welland Park Academy.
- 25 Bank Holiday
- 26–27 August Teacher Training Days
- 28 First day Yr 7 only
- 29 School opens to all students
- 17 School closes
- 20–24 Autumn Half Term
- 27 School opens to all students
- 19 School closes for Christmas
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 January Teacher Training Day
- 6 School opens to all students
- 13 School closes
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 23 School opens to all students
- 27 School closes
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 School opens for all
- 4 May Bank Holiday
- 22 School closes
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 School opens to all
- 9 School closes for Summer
- 10–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Bank Holiday Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
- August Teacher Training Days Aug 26-27, 2025 Inset Day
- First day Yr 7 only Aug 28, 2025 Event
- School opens to all students Aug 29, 2025 Event
- School closes Oct 17, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 20-24, 2025 Holiday
- School opens to all students Oct 27, 2025 Event
- School closes for Christmas Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- January Teacher Training Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- School opens to all students Jan 6, 2026 Event
- School closes Feb 13, 2026 Event
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- School opens to all students Feb 23, 2026 Event
- School closes Mar 27, 2026 Event
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- School opens for all Apr 13, 2026 Event
- May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- School closes May 22, 2026 Event
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- School opens to all Jun 1, 2026 Event
- School closes for Summer Jul 9, 2026 Event
- Summer Holiday Jul 10 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 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
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Welland Park Academy with Leicestershire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 53.2 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
Attendance 12.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Leicestershire County Council 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 Welland Park 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 only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Welland Park 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.