Wellfield School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Wingate, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wellfield School is a secondary school in Wingate, County Durham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Wellfield School 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 Year 7 entry there were 152 first-choice applications for 163 offers: 0.9 first choices per offer, the 11th lowest of 29 County Durham secondary schools.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, 151 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (1%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 47.8 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- North Road East, Wingate, TS28 5AX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 862 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.8 | 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: 152 first-preference applications, 163 offers in total, 151 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 County Durham.
- The Academy at Shotton Hall 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dene Academy 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Easington Academy 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sedgefield Community College 5.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Belmont Community School 7.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Seaham High School 7.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ferryhill School 8.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published