Wellington Lions Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Tidworth, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.657 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Wellington Lions Primary Academy is a primary school in Tidworth, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Wellington Lions Primary Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.657 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 Reception place lived 4.657 miles away, the 68th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 15 first-choice applications for 16 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Oatway Road, Tidworth, SP9 7FP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 187 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils act on the school values, particularly to be ‘curious.”
- “Leaders encourage pupils to be inquisitive.”
- “Leaders get to know pupils quickly to welcome them and understand their needs.”
To improve
- “Pupils respond well to this most of the time, although pupils say that, on occasion, the behaviour of a few sometimes fall short of expectations.”
- “Although they appreciate the clubs available in school, some pupils and parents say there are fewer trips and experiences beyond the school.”
- “However, they have less time to check how well the curriculum is being implemented.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 15 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wiltshire.
- Clarendon Infants' School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) 0.5 mi Good
- Zouch Academy 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wellington Eagles Primary Academy 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ludgershall Castle Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Collingbourne Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kiwi Primary School 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published