Wellacre Technology Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Trafford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Trafford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Wellacre Technology Academy is a secondary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Wellacre Technology Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Year 7 place in 2026 was offered one, as was the case at 3 of the 18 other Trafford secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry there were 124 first-choice applications for 155 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 6th lowest of 19 Trafford secondary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above: 41% in 2024/25 (England 45%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Trafford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Irlam Road, Flixton, Urmston, Manchester, M41 6AP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 727 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud to attend Wellacre Technology Academy.”
- “Pupils share warm and courteous relationships with their peers and staff.”
- “The school's expectations of being 'ready, respectful and safe' are lived out by pupils.”
To improve
- “At times, however, teachers do not use information from these checks to provide pupils with opportunities to fill any gaps in their learning or deepen their knowledge.”
- “Leaders understand that weaknesses remain in how well pupils attain in national examinations at the end of key stage 4.”
- “However, it is too soon to see the full impact of this work.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 124 first-preference applications, 155 offers in total, 124 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Flixton Girls School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Urmston Grammar Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 2.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Lostock High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broadoak School 2.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ashton-on-Mersey School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sale Grammar School 3.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Stretford Grammar School 4.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published