Wellington Eagles Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 2–11 · Andover, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.26 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Wellington Eagles Primary Academy is a primary school in Andover, Wiltshire for ages 2–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 5 March 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Wellington Eagles 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 | 2.26 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, there were 17 first-choice applications for 21 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.26 miles away, the 64th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- The school has 12.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
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
- Wellesley Road, Ludgershall, Andover, SP11 9LT
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 178 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “There is a renewed focus on attendance, so most pupils attend well.”
- “Pupils know that if they have any worries or concerns, staff will help them sort these out.”
- “They enjoy finding out about other cultures.”
To improve
- “The trust, the governors and the school have an ambitious vision for all pupils, but this is yet to be fully realised in practice.”
- “Expectations have not been high enough, so pupils do not receive a good quality of education.”
- “The school has made some improvements to the curriculum, but many aspects remain underdeveloped.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2024 (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) | 43% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 17 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.
- Ludgershall Castle Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Clarendon Infants' School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) 1.6 mi Good
- Zouch Academy 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Collingbourne Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kiwi Primary School 6.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School 6.8 mi Not judged Last distance published