Wellington Lions Primary Academy
Oatway Road, Tidworth, SP9 7FP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASCEND LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jake Bailey
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 140224
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264310780
About this school
Wellington Lions Primary Academy is a primary academy in Tidworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 187 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wellington Lions Primary Academy, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 | 42 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 52% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 71% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 30% | 57% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 64% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wellington Lions Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 272 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wellington Lions Primary Academy compares
Wellington Lions Primary Academy ranked 120th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.4% | 17.1% | 187 | — |
| Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) | 63% | 5% | 15.1% | 286 | 0.5 miles |
| Clarendon Infants' School | — | 5.7% | 14.5% | 193 | 0.5 miles |
| Zouch Academy | 58% | 4.7% | 10.1% | 433 | 0.6 miles |
| Wellington Eagles Primary Academy | 43% | 4.6% | 13% | 178 | 1.4 miles |
| Ludgershall Castle Primary School | 43% | 6.7% | 28% | 265 | 2.1 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)
- 17.09%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.35%
- Persistent absence
- 6.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)0.5 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Clarendon Infants' School0.5 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Zouch Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Ludgershall Castle Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Andover
Other schools in Tidworth
- Clarendon Infants' School Primary
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) Primary
- Shipton Bellinger Primary School Primary
- Zouch Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wellington Lions Primary Academy teach?
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tidworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Wellington Lions Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Wellington Lions Primary Academy is Mr Jake Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wellington Lions Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wellington Lions Primary Academy, 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 Lions Primary Academy?
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wellington Lions Primary Academy full?
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 187 on roll (45%), so it has space against 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 Lions Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Wellington Lions Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Wellington Lions Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wellington Lions Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wellington Lions Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy is part of ASCEND LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wellington Lions Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 22% in 2022/23 and 53% 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 Lions Primary Academy compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy ranked 120th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% 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 Lions Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wellington Lions Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wellington Lions Primary Academy'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.