Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School

LancashireVoluntary aided school

Wellfield Drive, Burnley, BB12 0JD

Headteacher: Mrs Maria EllelSchool website ↗Pupils: 197 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2023
Oversubscribed
76% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2023
76%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 1 November 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
70.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 73%·Writing 77%·Maths 87%All three 70%
Reading
Expected73%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected77%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
38
How many got their first choice?
29of 38 (76.3%)
How many applied in total?
79

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
20.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
108 girls, 89 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 81% (2018/19), currently 70%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1642.0%0.0%-7.0-1.7-3.0
2016/1763.0%0.0%-0.7-3.0-2.2
2017/1870.0%17.0%+3.6-1.5+1.1
2018/1981.0%6.0%-2.2-2.1-2.3
2022/2372.0%14.0%+1.0+2.4+2.8
2023/2480.0%7.0%---
2024/2570.0%10.0%---
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