The Wellington Academy is a secondary school located in Ludgershall. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/03/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Tidworth Road, Ludgershall, SP11 9RR
Website: http://www.thewellingtonacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01264405060
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steven Paddock
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135804

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1300
Number of Pupils: 1035
Number of Boys: 521
Number of Girls: 514

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.68 Confidence interval -0.91 to -0.45
Of the 137 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 124 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:10%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:89%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:20%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:35
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.76
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy
Wellesley Road , SP11 9LT
- not rated 811 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Wellington Lions Primary Academy
Oatway Road , SP9 7FP
2out of 4 1,698 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ludgershall Castle Primary School
Short Street , Ludgershall SP11 9RB
3out of 4 1,958 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Clarendon Junior School
Ordnance Road , SP9 7QD
3out of 4 2,134 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Clarendon Infants' School
Ordnance Road , SP9 7QD
3out of 4 2,134 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Wellington Academy
Tidworth Road , SP11 9RR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.