The Wellington Academy
Tidworth Road, Ludgershall, SP11 9RR
1,121 pupils · 86% of 1,300 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ASCEND LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 October 2022, published 28 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 12.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 151 | 143 | 189 | 148 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 192 | 183 | 223 | 188 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 194 | 184 | 228 | 191 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 217 | 193 | 239 | 203 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 182 | 171 | 209 | 174 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 168 | 154 | 272 | 160 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 171 | 162 | 215 | 166 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 191 | 176 | 219 | 182 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Harrow Way Community School 10.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Avon Valley Academy 10.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- John Hanson Community School 10.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Stonehenge School 12.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Lift Winton 13 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Pewsey Vale School 13.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.