Wellington Place Primary School
Airfield Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cressida Knox
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 52
- URN
- 150744
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01858451023
About this school
Wellington Place Primary School is a primary academy in Market Harborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 52 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Wellington Place Primary School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Wellington Place Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
How Wellington Place Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | 0% | 52 | — |
| Market Harborough Church of England Academy | 75% | 3.3% | 14.1% | 392 | 0.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 3.9% | 13.8% | 190 | 1.1 miles |
| Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School | 90% | 4.3% | 6% | 106 | 1.2 miles |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | 59% | 5.3% | 12.3% | 234 | 1.2 miles |
| Foxton Primary School | 80% | 4.8% | 20.4% | 94 | 1.3 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)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Market Harborough Church of England Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Market Harborough
-
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Market Harborough
-
Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Market Harborough
-
Ridgeway Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Market Harborough
-
Foxton Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Market Harborough
Other schools in Market Harborough
- Bringhurst Primary School Primary
- Church Langton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cottingham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Farndon Fields Primary School Primary
- Foxton Primary School Primary
- Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hallaton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Little Bowden School Primary
- Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy Primary
- Meadowdale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wellington Place Primary School teach?
- Wellington Place Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Market Harborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Wellington Place Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wellington Place Primary School is Mrs Cressida Knox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wellington Place Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wellington Place Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Wellington Place Primary School?
- Wellington Place Primary School has 52 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wellington Place Primary School full?
- Wellington Place Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 52 on roll (25%), 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 Place Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wellington Place Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wellington Place Primary School a selective school?
- No. Wellington Place Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Wellington Place Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wellington Place Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wellington Place Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Wellington Place Primary School is part of DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Wellington Place Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Wellington Place Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.