Wellington School
Wellington Road, Altrincham, WA15 7RH
1,536 pupils · 107% of 1,442 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WELLINGTON SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.2%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 May 2022, published 6 July 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 63.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 83.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.26 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 260 | 328 | 1,253 | 260 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 260 | 356 | 1,274 | 260 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 260 | 322 | 1,261 | 260 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 260 | 364 | 1,298 | 260 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 260 | 371 | 1,175 | 260 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 264 | 242 | 1,144 | 264 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 270 | 303 | 1,144 | 270 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 268 | 358 | 1,161 | 268 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Altrincham College 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- North Cestrian School 1.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Loreto Grammar School 1.6 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 2.2 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Altrincham Grammar School for Boys 2.2 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.