Wellington Lions Primary Academy
Oatway Road, Tidworth, SP9 7FP
187 pupils · 45% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ASCEND LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Free school meals
- 16%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 3 July 2023, published 14 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 16 | 15 | 47 | 16 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 22 | 46 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 26 | 50 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 22 | 20 | 64 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 29 | 70 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 31 | 27 | 122 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 52 | 49 | 109 | 52 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 38 | 118 | 39 |
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
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Clarendon Infants' School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Zouch Academy 0.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Wellington Eagles Primary Academy 2.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Ludgershall Castle Primary School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Shipton Bellinger Primary School 4.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.