OFSTED
12 May 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Trafford
Trust
WELLINGTON SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,536
1,536 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
734
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
802
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.6 pts
below England
School
10.2%
Trafford
16.9%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.7 pts
below England
School
17.6%
Trafford
23.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
above England
School
2.0%
Trafford
0.8%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
70.4%
1,081
Chinese
7.5%
115
Any other White background
3.6%
56
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
55
Any other Asian background
3.4%
52
Indian
2.9%
45
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.9%
337 of
1,536 pupils
1.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
57.3
18.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.56 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.55%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.33 pts
higher than
England
School
6.55%
Trafford
5.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.77%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.04 pts
lower than
England
School
13.77%
Trafford
13.07%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.77%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.97 pts
higher than
England
School
2.77%
Trafford
1.46%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
106.5%
14.2 pts
above England
Wellington School
106.5%
Trafford
98.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.