The Welldon Park Academy

The Welldon Park Academy has demonstrated overall good performance, marking a positive outcome in its first inspection since opening in 2019. The school fosters a friendly and inclusive environment where pupils engage well with their teachers and build strong relationships, contributing to a positive atmosphere conducive to learning. Leaders prioritize high expectations for all pupils, and a broad, ambitious curriculum supports their academic and personal development, particularly for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Public engagement and staff well-being are also notable strengths of the school.

Strengths

• Pupils form positive relationships with teachers and other adults.
• Leaders have designed a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• High expectations are set for all pupils, fostering hard work and engagement.
• Strong community spirit and inclusivity within the school.
• Effective prioritization of reading and phonics instruction.
• Good subject knowledge demonstrated by teachers.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers sometimes do not present new knowledge with enough clarity.
• Some pupils are not checked for understanding rigorously enough before progressing.
• High levels of persistent absence, particularly among disadvantaged pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Welldon Park Academy attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.7% of pupils at The Welldon Park Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Welldon Park Academy had 24.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 39.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.7% of pupils at The Welldon Park Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Welldon Park Academy received £8,633 and spent £9,392 for each of its 412 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £24,000 (-£58 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of The Pegasus Partnership Trust, income was £7,739 and spending £8,095 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Harrow · Harrow local authority: places and applications

The Welldon Park Academy is part of The Pegasus Partnership Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Priestmead Primary School and Nursery Harrow

What is The Welldon Park Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Welldon Park Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was The Welldon Park Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Welldon Park Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does The Welldon Park Academy have?

The Welldon Park Academy has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Welldon Park Academy cover?

The Welldon Park Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are The Welldon Park Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Welldon Park Academy?

The Welldon Park Academy is at Wyvenhoe Road, Harrow, HA2 8LS.