Wellington School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Trafford
Wellington Road, Altrincham, WA15 7RH
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
67%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
13.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,536
Capacity used
Over capacity107%
1,442 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
67%
1st preference success rate
238 of 356 families who put it first got an offer
260
Places offered
1274
Total applications
4.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 356 | 238 | ● 67% |
| 2nd preference | 285 | 12 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 270 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 363 | 8 | ● 2% |
| Total | 1274 | 260 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Trafford lets families list 5 preferences. 87 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stuart Beeley
- Address
- Wellington Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 7RH
- Phone
- 01619284157
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Ward / constituency
- Timperley Central · Altrincham and Sale West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136377
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WELLINGTON SCHOOL
1,536 pupils · 1,442 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
12 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,336 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.56 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.28 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 57.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 63.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 83.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 50.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 259 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.9 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 86 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 258 | 26% | 72% | 88% | |
| English Language | 258 | 33% | 72% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 255 | 34% | 68% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 209 | 22% | 66% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 133 | 23% | 59% | 82% | |
| French | 105 | 39% | 67% | 77% | |
| History | 84 | 55% | 76% | 88% | |
| Social Studies | 81 | 43% | 88% | 93% | |
| Geography | 71 | 34% | 80% | 82% | |
| Business | 57 | 42% | 89% | 91% | |
| Physical Education | 55 | 44% | 89% | 96% | |
| Biology | 48 | 73% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 32 | 3% | 13% | 59% | |
| Mathematics | 29 | 14% | 48% | 83% | |
| Biology | 28 | 4% | 25% | 54% | |
| Business Studies | 23 | 0% | 9% | 52% | |
| Sociology | 18 | 0% | 0% | 67% | |
| Government and Politics | 17 | 12% | 41% | 82% | |
| Physics | 16 | 19% | 50% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 14 | 0% | 43% | 71% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 18% | 82% | |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 0% | 10% | 60% | |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 0% | 10% | 70% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 9 | 44% | 67% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16903: Wellington School, Altrincham
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 74% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Trafford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.