OFSTED
19 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
17 October 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
22 January 2024
22 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
21 September 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Trafford
Trust
WELLACRE TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
727
727 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Male pupils
727
100.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.6 pts
below England
School
21.2%
Trafford
16.9%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.7 pts
below England
School
7.6%
Trafford
23.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Trafford
0.8%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.6%
593
Any other White background
2.8%
20
Pakistani
2.8%
20
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
20
White and Asian
2.2%
16
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.6%
164 of
727 pupils
1.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.0
6.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.32 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.25 pts
higher than
England
School
7.47%
Trafford
5.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.77%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.96 pts
higher than
England
School
17.77%
Trafford
13.07%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.72 pts
higher than
England
School
3.53%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
70.4%
21.9 pts
below England
Wellacre Technology Academy
70.4%
Trafford
98.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.