School Summary

Welling School


Boys: 790
Girls: 749
Total Pupils: 1539
Opened: 01-05-2011
Ofsted: Serious Weaknesses
Headteacher: Brian Griffen
Welling School
Elsa Road
Welling
Kent
DA16 1LB
Telephone: 02083048531
Website: http://www.wellingschool-tkat.org/

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AdministrativeWard (code): E05011224
AdministrativeWard (name): East Wickham
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 4
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Kent
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Diocese (code): 0000
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DistrictAdministrative (code): E09000004
DistrictAdministrative (name): Bexley
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 546941
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: Welling School
EstablishmentNumber: 4021
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 10
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GOR (code): H
GOR (name): London
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Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Brian
HeadLastName: Griffen
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LA (code): 303
LA (name): Bexley
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LSOA (name): Bexley 013C
LastChangedDate: 04-05-2023
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NumberOfBoys: 790
NumberOfGirls: 749
NumberOfPupils: 1539
NurseryProvision (name): Not applicable
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 09-02-2022
OfstedRating (name): Serious Weaknesses
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 01-05-2011
ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14000558
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Bexleyheath and Crayford
PercentageFSM: 23.30
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
PhaseOfEducation (name): Secondary
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Postcode: DA16 1LB
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RSCRegion (name): South-East England and South London
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ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Academy Converter
ReligiousCharacter (code): 06
ReligiousCharacter (name): None
ReligiousEthos (name): Does not apply
ResourcedProvisionCapacity: 10
ResourcedProvisionOnRoll: 10
SEN1 (name): ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
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SchoolCapacity: 1850
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Linked to a sponsor
SchoolSponsors (name): The Kemnal Academies Trust
SchoolWebsite: http://www.wellingschool-tkat.org/
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
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SpecialClasses (code): 1
SpecialClasses (name): Has Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Elsa Road
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TelephoneNum: 02083048531
Town: Welling
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 3
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts (code): 3586
Trusts (name): THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 34
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Academy converter
TypeOfResourcedProvision (name): Resourced provision
UKPRN: 10033600
UPRN: 100022920147
URN: 136720
UrbanRural (code): A1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":2,"text":{"text":"this school will have its good and bad times as i am studying there. the pros are that tbh you choose what you do however the cons are you cannot learn due to either the teacher doing a terrible job or the other kids who ruin your learning. anyway it is also supportive of lgbtq+ students which makes me proud.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"this school will have its good and bad times as i am studying there. the pros are that tbh you choose what you do however the cons are you cannot learn due to either the teacher doing a terrible job or the other kids who ruin your learning. anyway it is also supportive of lgbtq+ students which makes me proud.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Katherine (Kath)","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105048740580795297030\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUV0dCfIq34aupP5D2bk7TgQHbDfvaPpn4pKCpko6jRR6oT=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2018-05-14T10:53:18Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"If your child has special needs, this school is not the place for your child. The school Senco is extremely hard to contact. There is no support available. Even when you finally get hold of someone, they don't help. They do not seem interested in anyone who can't fit in or who needs daily assistance for learning. Can't wait to get my son out of there!!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"If your child has special needs, this school is not the place for your child. The school Senco is extremely hard to contact. There is no support available. Even when you finally get hold of someone, they don't help. They do not seem interested in anyone who can't fit in or who needs daily assistance for learning. Can't wait to get my son out of there!!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Nicola Chapman","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105749024515615501817\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocLKe3AQzB1PYDSQbclxYlvhM_PXaQlYVwu6d7HkY2Cv=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2020-10-13T07:02:59Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"Teachers can be too demanding though this may have changed. While I did hate my experience it was not all bad. I got a B in drama in my first year just don't go if you are not planning to do any performing arts related","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Teachers can be too demanding though this may have changed. While I did hate my experience it was not all bad. I got a B in drama in my first year just don't go if you are not planning to do any performing arts related","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"mark crouch","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/103464197400722144033\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUHUfI_HLwAIFOZtJpNLWZHnXqJbeOVVN9KjVAtkzBueyg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-05-02T10:52:37Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"well, they took my phone away from me and asked another student if they could type in the password so they could go through my phone without me knowing, through all my pictures and videos when I wasnt there. You get in trouble for things that didn't happen in school. You get blamed for things you didn't do, teachers can't control the class.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"well, they took my phone away from me and asked another student if they could type in the password so they could go through my phone without me knowing, through all my pictures and videos when I wasnt there. You get in trouble for things that didn't happen in school. You get blamed for things you didn't do, teachers can't control the class.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Jessie Roseman","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108957957971693053364\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKsvJqSwps17OQ5ZJ9LLVX-tEa2wBNP_ODUhXy_VRy6=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-02-19T17:10:46Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"3bruv this skl is clapped no peng ting in it bruv also my nans toe looks better then ur nans beck bruv sub if u need minecraft for free and \"How do you spell toad?\" one of my first-grade students asked.\n\"We just read a story about a toad,\" I said, then helped him spell it out: \"T-O-A-D.\"\nSatisfied, he finished writing the story he\u00e2\u0080\u0099d begun, then read it aloud: \"I toad my mama I wanted a dog for my birthday.\" After a day of listening to my eighth graders exchange gossip, I decided to quote Mark Twain to them: \"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.\"\n\nAfter considering my words, one of my students asked, \"What does it mean to remove all doubt?\" also Teacher: What is an evangelist?\nStudent: Someone who plays the evangel.\n\nTeacher: Why can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t freshwater fish live in salt water?\nStudent: The salt would give them high blood pressure.\n\nTeacher: Mira went to the library at 5:15 and left at 6:45. How long was Mira at the library?\nStudent: Not long.\n\nTeacher: What do we call a group of stars that makes an imaginary picture in the sky?\nStudent: A consternation.\n\nTeacher: List up to five good facts about Abraham Lincoln.\nStudent: After the war ended, Lincoln took his wife to a show.\n\nps: the fights are good \u00d8\u00ac\u00d8\u00a8\u00d9\u0086 \u00d8\u00b1\u00d9\u0088\u00d9\u008a\u00d8\u00a7\u00d9\u0084","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"3bruv this skl is clapped no peng ting in it bruv also my nans toe looks better then ur nans beck bruv sub if u need minecraft for free and \"How do you spell toad?\" one of my first-grade students asked.\n\"We just read a story about a toad,\" I said, then helped him spell it out: \"T-O-A-D.\"\nSatisfied, he finished writing the story he\u00e2\u0080\u0099d begun, then read it aloud: \"I toad my mama I wanted a dog for my birthday.\" After a day of listening to my eighth graders exchange gossip, I decided to quote Mark Twain to them: \"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.\"\n\nAfter considering my words, one of my students asked, \"What does it mean to remove all doubt?\" also Teacher: What is an evangelist?\nStudent: Someone who plays the evangel.\n\nTeacher: Why can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t freshwater fish live in salt water?\nStudent: The salt would give them high blood pressure.\n\nTeacher: Mira went to the library at 5:15 and left at 6:45. 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