Academy sponsor led · Wiltshire

The Wellington Academy

11–19Ages
1,121Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135804URN

Tidworth Road, Ludgershall, SP11 9RR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.3 below Wiltshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WiltshireSelective

189 applications for 151 places · 22nd of 27 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.4of 90

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

22nd of 27 in Wiltshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Wiltshire median (1.6) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

189 applications · 151 places offered · 143 named it first

2026 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2025 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.7
2024 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2023 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2022 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2018 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2014 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Wiltshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	151	189	1.3	143	0.95
Sep 2025	192	223	1.2	183	0.95
Sep 2024	194	228	1.2	184	0.95
Sep 2023	217	239	1.1	193	0.89
Sep 2022	182	209	1.2	171	0.94
Sep 2021	168	272	1.6	154	0.92
Sep 2020	171	215	1.3	162	0.95
Sep 2019	191	219	1.2	176	0.92
Sep 2018	133	182	1.4	123	0.92
Sep 2017	110	155	1.4	106	0.96
Sep 2016	120	167	1.4	113	0.94
Sep 2015	87	130	1.5	82	0.94
Sep 2014	138	164	1.2	134	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

188 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.422nd of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%24th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 42% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%

Wiltshire 64% England 66%

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.13

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	188	38.4	29%	53%	–
2024/25	185	42.1	34%	57%	–
2023/24	186	39.4	31%	60%	−0.13
2022/23	173	40.6	27%	55%	−0.21

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Wellington AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.3applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Harrow Way Community School
10.4 km · Hampshire

2026

2.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Avon Valley Academy
10.7 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
John Hanson Community School
10.7 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
The Stonehenge School
12.5 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Lift Winton
13.0 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 35.9Attainment 8
Pewsey Vale School
13.7 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
Danebury School
18.0 km · Hampshire

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.8applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
John O'Gaunt School
19.2 km · West Berkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135804 · 865/6905
Trust: Ascend Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,300 pupils · 1,121 on roll
Free school meals: 20.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2009
Replaced: Castledown School (URN 126511)
Address: Tidworth Road, Ludgershall, SP11 9RR
Local authority: Wiltshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources