Wellfield School

Wellfield School
Wellfield School
Address
	North Road East; Wingate; County Durham, TS28 5AX; England
Coordinates	54°43′53″N 1°22′38″W / 54.73133°N 1.37729°W
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Durham County Council
Trust	New College Durham Academies Trust
Department for Education URN	149739 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Louise Colquhoun
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	866 as of May 2023
Website	http://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