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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 May 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 2 March 2017Graded inspection: 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 entry1,253 applications · 260 places offered · 328 named it first
- 2026 4.8; Trafford median median 3.1
- 2025 4.9; Trafford median median 2.7
- 2024 4.9; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2023 5.0; Trafford median median 2.8
- 2022 4.5; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2021 4.3; Trafford median median 3.4
- 2020 4.2; Trafford median median 2.5
- 2019 4.3; Trafford median median 2.8
- 2018 4.2; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2017 4.1; Trafford median median 2.9
- 2016 4.0; Trafford median median 2.4
- 2015 3.8; Trafford median median 2.5
- 2014 4.0; Trafford median median 2.5
- This school
- Trafford 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 | 260 | 1,253 | 4.8 | 328 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2025 | 260 | 1,274 | 4.9 | 356 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2024 | 260 | 1,261 | 4.9 | 322 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2023 | 260 | 1,298 | 5.0 | 364 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2022 | 260 | 1,175 | 4.5 | 371 | 1.43 |
| Sep 2021 | 264 | 1,144 | 4.3 | 242 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 270 | 1,144 | 4.2 | 303 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2019 | 268 | 1,161 | 4.3 | 358 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2018 | 272 | 1,132 | 4.2 | 316 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2017 | 271 | 1,112 | 4.1 | 302 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2016 | 263 | 1,043 | 4.0 | 235 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2015 | 265 | 1,009 | 3.8 | 240 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2014 | 265 | 1,055 | 4.0 | 253 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 246 | 55.7 | 64% | 83% | – |
| 2024/25 | 259 | 57.3 | 63% | 84% | – |
| 2023/24 | 253 | 56.3 | 59% | 80% | +0.56 |
| 2022/23 | 251 | 51.4 | 54% | 80% | +0.13 |
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
- Wellington SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20224.8applications per place 55.7Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · TraffordGraded · no overall grade20253.5applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · Trafford20265.7applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · TraffordStandards maintained20246.0applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · TraffordOutstanding20222.8applications per place 75.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.2 km · TraffordOutstanding20222.1applications per place 77.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.2 km · TraffordOutstanding20222.3applications per place 79.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.7 km · ManchesterGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Trafford20253.1applications per place 72.3Attainment 8 Selective
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136377 · 358/5400
- Trust
- Wellington School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,442 pupils · 1,536 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 January 2011
- Replaced
- Wellington School (URN 106373)
- Address
- Wellington Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 7RH
- Local authority
- Trafford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources