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Wellsway School

Bristol, United Kingdom
11 Reviews
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1.4 /5

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Rating Breakdown

Based on published reviews
Safety & Security 1.7
Teaching Quality 2.8
Communication 1.9
Student Wellbeing 2.4
Facilities 1.9

Parent Survey

Official Ofsted Parent View data • 221 responses • 16.7% response rate

View on Ofsted

My child is happy at this school

86% positive 14% negative

My child feels safe at this school

87.8% positive 11.3% negative

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

75.5% positive 20.3% negative

The school has high expectations for my child

81.4% positive 13.6% negative

My child does well at this school

80.5% positive 17.2% negative

I would recommend this school to another parent

Data from Ofsted Parent View as of September 2025. Based on 221 parent responses to the official Ofsted survey.

School Workforce

Teacher and staff information • 2024-2025

Note: These figures are estimated based on national averages. Actual school-level data not yet available.
17.0:1
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Excellent
78.0
Teachers (FTE)

Estimated workforce data based on GIAS enrollment and national average ratios. Academic year 2024-2025.

Secondary School Results (Key Stage 4)

Exam performance data • 2023-2024

51.8
Attainment 8
Average grade across 8 subjects
+0.31
Progress 8
Above average
58.7%
English & Maths 9-5
Strong pass in both
80.8%
English & Maths 9-4
Standard pass in both

Additional Information

40.4% entered EBacc
28.2% achieved EBacc
213 pupils in cohort

Data from DfE Performance Tables for academic year 2023-2024. Published January 2024. View full performance tables

Reviews 11

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Parent
Parent Jun 12, 2025
1.0

"Wellsway is terrible"

Wouldn’t let me come into school because of a girl called lolah may, My name is Olive Curley, Lolah has bullied me all the way through school and as a result to this Wellsway kept me off school for my own “saftey” when really they were taking away my education because they can’t control their students
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 2/5
P
Parent
Parent Jun 6, 2025
1.0

"Water gun"

I got my water gun taken away they said to wait out G04 I was there for 10 mins waiting and the teacher was never there
P
Parent
Parent Nov 20, 2024
1.0

"Awful school"

Terrible behaviour policy. Teachers use a one warning system. Could be a child speaks twice. On second warning they go to withdrawal room. Next time this happens in a year they spend 3 hours if they get a level 2. 4th time onwards in a year irs always 5 hours!!! The school don’t care about the kids learning or their mental health. Avoid!!
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent
Parent Nov 13, 2024
1.0

"Got Raped ."

Very Bad Experience , Happy I Left 2 Years Ago , Multiple Occasions Of Sexual Assault & Vigorous Groping
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent
Parent Mar 27, 2024
1.0

"middle"

very outstanding superduious school but mid
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent
Parent Jun 26, 2023
5.0

"Wellsway School"

Great school, caring team of staff
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 5/5
P
Parent
Parent Sep 20, 2022
1.0

"worst school"

shit. they don't care about your mental health. bad school
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent
Parent Apr 5, 2022
1.0

"Wellsway regarding mental health."

Wellsway is unforgivably terrible at making a safe space for their students, and are continuously putting their students in a fake sense of security with the people who are told to be 'the student mental health' professionals.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 2/5
P
Parent
Parent Sep 30, 2021
1.0

"Very bad sportsmanship"

This is meant to be an outstanding school yet at a y9 rugby match they basically beat the St Gregory's boys up! PE teacher ignored it all despite the parents complaints. Very poor sportsmanship
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
P
Parent
Parent Sep 5, 2021
4.0

"Overall"

Meals are as good as it gets for school. Teachers will listen if you do have troubles. Toilets could be nicer but overall a good school.
Safety & Wellbeing 3/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 4/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 2/5
P
Parent
Parent Nov 28, 2020
3.0

"Pretty average school"

Bad classrooms, freezing cold in winter. Bad toilets, bad food,boring lessons. Some of the teacher s are nice though
Safety & Wellbeing 3/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5

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