Welland Park Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Market Harborough, East Midlands LE16 9DR · Leicestershire
#31 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands
#450 of 4,090 nationally
About Welland Park Academy
Welland Park Academy is a academy secondary located in Market Harborough, in the Leicestershire local authority of East Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 1,014 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 84.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools in England and 31st of 329 ranked secondary schools in East Midlands. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (89th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (81th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,014; capacity filled 96.6%; grade 4+ english & maths 80.1%; ebacc average points 4.73.
There are 19 schools in Market Harborough; Welland Park Academy ranks 4th of 19 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)53.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)65.7%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)13%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Welland Park Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,014
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 13%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 96.6%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 53.2
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 65.7%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 80.1%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.73
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Welland Park Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
190 students · 399 m away
Market Harborough Church of England Academy
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
392 students · 720 m away
Little Bowden School
Market Harborough · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
368 students · 767 m away
Brooke House College
Market Harborough · Independent secondary · Ages 11–19
86 students · 789 m away
Farndon Fields Primary School
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
410 students · 963 m away
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,349 students · 1.3 km away
Ridgeway Primary Academy
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
234 students · 1.5 km away
Meadowdale Primary School
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
389 students · 1.8 km away
Wellington Place Primary School
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
52 students · 2.2 km away
Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
137 students · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,015 students
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,017 students
Montsaye Academy
Kettering · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,017 students
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Nottingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,010 students
Sherwood Church Academy
Mansfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,008 students
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,007 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Welland Park Academy a good school?
Welland Park Academy has a Success Index (England) of 84.6 out of 100 (Top 25% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #31 of 329 in East Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Welland Park Academy rank in East Midlands?
Welland Park Academy ranks #31 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands and #450 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Welland Park Academy?
Welland Park Academy had 1,014 students in 2025.
Is Welland Park Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Welland Park Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Welland Park Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Welland Park Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.