Academy sponsor led · Wiltshire

Wellington Lions Primary Academy

4–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140224URN

Oatway Road, Tidworth, SP9 7FP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.1 above Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

47 applications for 16 places · 6th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted'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
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

47 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 2.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 3.9; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.1; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 3.0; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 2.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 2.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 2.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9

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

This school
Wiltshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	16	47	2.9	15	0.94
Sep 2025	22	46	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2024	26	50	1.9	26	1.00
Sep 2023	22	64	2.9	20	0.91
Sep 2022	30	70	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2021	31	122	3.9	27	0.87
Sep 2020	52	109	2.1	49	0.94
Sep 2019	40	118	3.0	38	0.95
Sep 2018	53	111	2.1	54	1.02
Sep 2017	53	125	2.4	52	0.98
Sep 2016	45	114	2.5	45	1.00
Sep 2015	28	80	2.9	30	1.07
Sep 2014	16	36	2.3	13	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 63% · Maths 63% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%120th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	7%	104	100
2023/24	52%	2%	104	101
2022/23	22%	5%	101	98

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Wellington Lions Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)
0.7 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation)
0.7 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

1.5applications per place
Zouch Academy
0.9 km · Wiltshire

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy
2.3 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2024

1.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Ludgershall Castle Primary School
3.4 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Shipton Bellinger Primary School
4.2 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Collingbourne Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary School
5.9 km · Hampshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140224 · 865/2016
Trust: Ascend Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 16.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Oatway Road, Tidworth, SP9 7FP
Local authority: Wiltshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources