Wellington School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Altrincham, Trafford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.899 miles
Published by Trafford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Wellington School is a secondary school in Altrincham, Trafford for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 May 2022. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Wellington School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.899 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.846 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.874 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.837 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.847 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 0.9422 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 0.899 miles away, the shortest of the 12 Trafford secondary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was about the same as in 2025 and 2021, and stayed close to the year before in every year with a published distance.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 328 first-choice applications for 260 offers; 236 offers went to first-choice families and 92 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Trafford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wellington Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 7RH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,536 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils, including students in the sixth form, are happy and proud of their school.”
- “They said that they enjoyed the varied extra-curricular opportunities that leaders provide for them.”
- “Pupils receive carefully tailored academic and pastoral support from adults in school.”
To improve
- “However, in a very small number of subjects, teachers do not design activities to deliver new knowledge in the way that leaders intend.”
- “In these subjects, leaders do not check effectively enough how well the curriculum is being delivered by teachers.”
- “This prevents a few pupils and students from achieving as highly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 63% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 57.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 328 first-preference applications, 260 offers in total, 236 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Altrincham College 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- North Cestrian School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Loreto Grammar School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Altrincham Grammar School for Boys 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Saint Ambrose College 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashton-on-Mersey School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published