Wellfield School

Wellfield School
Address
Map
North Road East

Wingate

County Durham
,
TS28 5AX

England
Coordinates54°43′53″N 1°22′38″W / 54.73133°N 1.37729°W / 54.73133; -1.37729
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityDurham County Council
TrustNew College Durham Academies Trust
Department for Education URN149739 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherLouise Colquhoun
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment866 as of May 2023
Websitehttp://www.wellfieldschool.net/

Wellfield School is a coeducational secondary school located in Wingate, County Durham, England.[1]

History

The original school was opened by Councillor Peter Lee JP on Saturday 22 March 1930. The school was named The A.J Dawson Secondary School after the Director of Education who was well known in the area as he often visited schools. In subsequent years and reflecting changes to educational policy the school has been known as A.J Dawson Grammar School, Wellfield A. J Dawson Grammar School, Wellfield Comprehensive School, Wellfield Community School and now simply Wellfield School.[2]

Wellfield Comprehensive School started as an amalgamation of three schools, Wellfield Grammar School (previously AJ Dawson), Wingate Secondary Modern School and Wheatley Hill Secondary Modern School. Then Yohden Hall School closed in the 1980s and pupils and staff from this school also joined Wellfield.[2]

Wellfield has been judged as a “good” school by Ofsted in 2014 and 2018.[2]

Previously a community school administered by Durham County Council,[3] in June 2023 Wellfield School converted to academy status.[4] The school is now sponsored by the New College Durham Academies Trust.[5]

Wingate Secondary School Headteachers

Mr W A Moyes 1963 1973
Mr D Haigh 1973 1980

A J Dawson Grammar School Headteachers

Mr J Ingram, BSC 1930 1946
Mr G A Carr, MC, MA 1946 1959
Mr S Steward, MA 1959 1971
Mr T H Dennis, BSC 1972 1980

Wheatley Hill Secondary School Headteachers

Mr A Harris, MBE 1953 1975
Mr E Ward 1975 1978
Mr G Adams 1978 1980

Wellfield School Headteachers

Mr T H Dennis, BSC 1980 1985
Mr G B McHugh 1985 1989
Dr J Jordan, BEd, PhD 1990 2000
Mrs J F Elliott, BA, NPQH 2000 2011
Mrs L Rodham, MA, NPQH 2012 2021
Mr G Potts 2021 2022
Ms S Hammond 2022 2023
Mrs L Colquhoun Current

Academics

Wellfield School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Home". Wellfield School.
  2. ^ a b c "School History".
  3. ^ "Wellfield School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  4. ^ "Wellfield School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ^ website, New College Durham Academies Trust. "Home". New College Durham Academies Trust.
  6. ^ "Curriculum".