SCHOOL PROFILE

Welland Park Academy: data, trends and context

Welland Park Academy is a secondary school in Leicestershire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
137170
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Trust
WELLAND PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
LE16 9DR
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,014
FSM eligible
13.0%
EAL / First language other than English
3.0%
SEND (total)
17.0%
SEN Support
12.6%
EHCP
4.3%
White British
88.7%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
93.7%
Overall absence
6.3%
Persistent absence
12.2%
Severe absence
2.3%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
LeicestershireLocal authority91.6%8.4%2.6%
East MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.2%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 3 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
4.4%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
2.7%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
53.2
English & maths grade 5+
65.7%
English & maths grade 4+
80.1%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Welland Park Academy is a secondary school in Leicestershire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.