The Wells Academy

State-Funded School

the-wells-academy-nottingham-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham EastConstituency

NG3 5LRPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Wells Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Nottingham, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 634 pupils. The Wells Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 16 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.6

Ethnicity

White

35%

Asian

10%

Black

24%

Mixed

16%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

634

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

44%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 634
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Jul 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.