The Wellington Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Tidworth Road
Ludgershall
Wiltshire
SP11 9RR
Phone 01264405060
Reference Number 135804

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1146
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.21%
Girls: 50.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 119 119 238
8 111 92 203
9 98 109 207
10 92 106 198
11 95 92 187
12 23 32 55
13 26 32 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 73.9%
African 5.1%
Asian, Other 5%
White, Other 2.9%
Caribbean 2.3%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
White & Asian 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-11-29
Date Description Report
2022-10-05 School inspection: School inspection:
2016-03-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-03-25 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-01-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-12-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-12-01 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
39.4 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 30.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 48.4% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 22.49 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 21.79 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 29 6
Third Preference 14 1
From another Local Authority 17 9

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy
Wellesley Road, Ludgershall, Andover, SP11 9LT
0.46 miles
Wellington Lions Primary Academy
Oatway Road, Tidworth, Wiltshire, SP9 7FP
0.97 miles
Ludgershall Castle Primary School
Short Street, Ludgershall, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 9RB
1.11 miles
Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)
Ordnance Road, Tidworth, Wiltshire, SP9 7QD
1.21 miles
Clarendon Infants' School
Ordnance Road, Tidworth, Hampshire, SP9 7QD
1.21 miles
Zouch Academy
Wavell Road, Tidworth, Hampshire, SP9 7JF
1.48 miles
Collingbourne Church of England Primary School
Chicks Lane, Collingbourne Ducis, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3UH
2.4 miles
Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary School
Thruxton Hill, Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8NT
3.26 miles
Shipton Bellinger Primary School
3 Parkhouse Road, Shipton Bellinger, Tidworth, Hampshire, SP9 7TW
3.28 miles
Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School
Ragged Appleshaw, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 9HR
3.69 miles
Amport Church of England Primary School
The Green, Amport, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8BA
4.83 miles
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