Wellington School
Wellington Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 7RH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WELLINGTON SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Stuart Beeley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,442
- Pupils on roll
- 1,536
- URN
- 136377
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619284157
About this school
Wellington School is a secondary academy in Altrincham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,536 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wellington School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 251 | 253 | 259 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.4 | 56.3 | 57.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.13 -0.04 to +0.31 | +0.56 +0.38 to +0.74 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 59.3% | 63.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 80.2% | 83.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 61% | 56.9% | 50.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wellington School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.4 | 50.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.3 | 51.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.3 | 51.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,498 |
| 2023/24 | 1,509 |
| 2024/25 | 1,507 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wellington School compares
Wellington School ranked 8th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57.3 | 6.6% | 11.3% | 1,536 | — |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | 48.9 | 7.8% | 14.8% | 1,638 | 0.5 miles |
| Altrincham College | 48.5 | 7.4% | 29.4% | 973 | 0.8 miles |
| North Cestrian School | 54.2 | 7.9% | 17.8% | 799 | 1.0 miles |
| Loreto Grammar School | 73.7 | 3.9% | 5.5% | 1,075 | 1.0 miles |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | 80.6 | 4.9% | 6.3% | 1,381 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.33%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.55%
- Persistent absence
- 13.77%
Location
Nearby schools
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Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College0.5 miles
Secondary · Altrincham
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Altrincham College0.8 miles
Secondary · Altrincham
-
North Cestrian School1.0 miles
Secondary · Altrincham
-
Loreto Grammar School1.0 miles
Secondary · Altrincham
-
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls1.4 miles
Secondary · Altrincham
Other schools in Altrincham
Wellington School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Altrincham.
- Altrincham College Secondary
- Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College Secondary
- Loreto Grammar School Secondary
- North Cestrian School Secondary
- Saint Ambrose College Secondary
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Bollin Primary School Primary
- Bowdon CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadheath Primary School Primary
- Broomwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wellington School teach?
- Wellington School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Altrincham.
- Who is the headteacher of Wellington School?
- The headteacher of Wellington School is Stuart Beeley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wellington School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wellington School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wellington School?
- Wellington School has 1,536 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wellington School full?
- Wellington School has capacity for 1,442 pupils and 1,536 on roll (107%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wellington School a faith school?
- No. Wellington School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wellington School a selective school?
- No. Wellington School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Wellington School part of an academy trust?
- Wellington School is part of WELLINGTON SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wellington School have?
- The schools register lists Wellington School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wellington School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.4 in 2022/23 and 57.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wellington School compare with other schools in Trafford?
- Wellington School ranked 8th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wellington School's absence rate?
- Wellington School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wellington School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wellington School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.