The Wells Academy
Academy sponsor led in Nottingham, Nottingham.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 634 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Free school meals | 47.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Address | Ransom Drive, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 5LR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.thewellsacademy.org |
| Telephone | 01157483390 |
| URN | 147456 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 13 January 2026, published 16 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 23 May 2023, published 6 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Carlton Academy (secondary school, about 1.8 km)
- Bluecoat Trent Academy (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- Nottingham Free School (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy (secondary school, about 2.4 km)
- Djanogly City Academy (secondary school, about 2.5 km)
- Nottingham Academy (all-through school, about 2.7 km)
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- Redhill Academy (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.