Wellington Eagles Primary Academy
Wellesley Road, Andover, SP11 9LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASCEND LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Sadie Broad
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 147091
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264316400
About this school
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy is a primary academy in Andover. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 178 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 54% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 75% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 71% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 71% | 43% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 103.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.80 | - | - |
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 Eagles 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 | 27% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wellington Eagles Primary Academy compares
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy ranked 148th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 4.6% | 13% | 178 | — |
| Ludgershall Castle Primary School | 43% | 6.7% | 28% | 265 | 0.7 miles |
| Wellington Lions Primary Academy | 53% | 4.4% | 17.1% | 187 | 1.4 miles |
| Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) | 63% | 5% | 15.1% | 286 | 1.6 miles |
| Clarendon Infants' School | — | 5.7% | 14.5% | 193 | 1.6 miles |
| Zouch Academy | 58% | 4.7% | 10.1% | 433 | 1.9 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)
- 12.99%
- English as an additional language
- 18.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.59%
- Persistent absence
- 11.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ludgershall Castle Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Wellington Lions Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)1.6 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Clarendon Infants' School1.6 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Zouch Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Tidworth
Other schools in Andover
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy ranks 21st of the 22 ranked primary schools in Andover.
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amport Church of England Primary School Primary
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anton Infant School Primary
- Anton Junior School Primary
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Balksbury Infant School Primary
- Balksbury Junior School Primary
- Clatford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Endeavour Primary School Primary
- Grateley Primary School Primary
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wellington Eagles Primary Academy teach?
- Wellington Eagles Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Andover.
- Who is the headteacher of Wellington Eagles Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Wellington Eagles Primary Academy is Ms Sadie Broad, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wellington Eagles Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wellington Eagles 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 big is Wellington Eagles Primary Academy?
- Wellington Eagles Primary Academy has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wellington Eagles Primary Academy full?
- Wellington Eagles Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 178 on roll (42%), 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 Eagles Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Wellington Eagles Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Wellington Eagles Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wellington Eagles Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wellington Eagles Primary Academy?
- Wellington Eagles 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 Eagles Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 43% 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 Eagles Primary Academy rank locally?
- Wellington Eagles Primary Academy ranked 148th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% 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 Eagles Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Wellington Eagles Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wellington Eagles Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wellington Eagles 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 10 July 2026.