SCHOOL PROFILE

Wellfield Junior School

Primary Community school URN 106304
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 102.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

21 September 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Trafford
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 246 246 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 120 48.8% of pupils
Male pupils 126 51.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.6%
10.2 pts below England
School 14.6%
Trafford 16.9%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.2%
8.1 pts below England
School 12.2%
Trafford 23.2%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.0%
1.0 pts above England
School 2.0%
Trafford 0.8%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.4%
183
Indian
6.1%
15
White and Black Caribbean
3.7%
9
Any other White background
3.3%
8
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
7
White and Asian
2.0%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.8% 56 of 246 pupils
1.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.8%
Trafford 17.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.0% 32 pupils
England 14.8% 1.8 pts below
EHC plans 9.8% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 3.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Speech, language & communication 14
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Specific learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Trafford 66.5%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Trafford 78.5%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Trafford 73.8%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
Trafford 76.1%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.67%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.54 pts lower than England
School 4.67%
Trafford 5.62%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.74%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.08 pts lower than England
School 10.74%
Trafford 13.07%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.43 pts lower than England
School 0.37%
Trafford 1.46%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

102.5% 14.3 pts above England
Wellfield Junior School
102.5%
Trafford
93.7%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information