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The Wellington Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Tidworth Road, Ludgershall SP11 9RR · thewellingtonacademy.org.uk · 01264 405060
On the mapSearch near SP11 9RR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Wiltshire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,121
- 86% of 1,300 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
- First language not English
- 11.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 143 families put the school first and 151 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 151 | 143 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 192 | 183 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 194 | 184 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 217 | 193 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 182 | 171 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 33.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wiltshire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼12.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.53 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 39.8 | +1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 3.2 | +0.6 |
| Further education | 40.3 | +5.9 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 5.4 | −3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 students | C- (25.8) | Average -0.12 | |
| 24 students | C- (26.1) | Average -0.07 | |
| 34 students | Dist- (31.5) | Average +0.21 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 32 | C- (25.1) | -0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 50 | D+ (22.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 44 | C- (26.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 36 | C- (25.7) | -0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 38 | D+ (21.9) | -0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 72 | D+ (22.7) | -0.18 |
| 2015/16 | 66 | D+ (22.3) | -0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 37.9 | −7.9 |
| Other education | 1.5 | −6.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −5.4 |
| Employment | 39.4 | +11.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.6 | +8 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
The Wellington Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (114 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 114
- 11% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (28%) with SEND