Wellington Place Primary School, Market Harborough
Wellington Place Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Market Harborough, part of Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 10% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leicestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Wellington Place Primary School in detail
Wellington Place Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Wellington Place Primary opened in August 2024-not just as a school, but as the heart of a growing community. As the founding Headteacher, I’m proud to lead a team dedicated to creating a happy, ambitious environment where every child can thrive. At Discovery Trust, our core values- Equity, Ambition, and Belonging -guide everything we do."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Wellington Place Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Wellington Place Primary School as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Wellington Place Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wellington Place Primary School are Market Harborough Church of England Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 93% reading, 87% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 77% maths); Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths); and Ridgeway Primary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 69% maths).
Market Harborough Church of England AcademySt Joseph's Catholic Voluntary AcademyLubenham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolRidgeway Primary Academy
The trust
Wellington Place Primary School is one of 21 schools run by Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
9.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%), Mixed (14%) and Asian (6%).
In 2026, 1 pupils (1.9%) received SEN support and 2 (3.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Wellington Place Primary School had 3 teachers in 2026, one for every 7 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Market Harborough Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Owen Way (adjacent), 70 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Wellington Place Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Wellington Place Primary School are The Robert Smyth Academy (0.9 miles) and Welland Park Academy (1.4 miles).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
9.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.0
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Wellington Place Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Wellington Place Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Wellington Place Primary School is in Leicestershire; for families living there:
- Leicestershire's school travel policy: Mainstream School Transport for 5 to 16 year olds
- How to apply: Request for school transport on medical grounds form PDF, 359.48 KB Opens new window
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Wellington Place Primary School
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What the report includes for Wellington Place Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Wellington Place Primary School.
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- Applications, first choices and offers at Wellington Place Primary School for 2025 and 2026 entry.
- How many families in Leicestershire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
10%
Available places
20 pupils
210 places
190 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Market Harborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Market Harborough
Across Leicestershire council
Places available
8,574
Applications
6,827
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
1
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
5.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
52
Total Pupils
19
Boys
33
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
3
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,325
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,507
Per pupil
£380k
Total funding
2025-26 financial year allocations
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Wellington Place Primary School
Questions parents ask about Wellington Place Primary School
What is the catchment area for Wellington Place Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Wellington Place Primary School is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Wellington Place Primary School?
Wellington Place Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 10% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Wellington Place Primary School?
Classes at Wellington Place Primary School average 26 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Wellington Place Primary School?
Wellington Place Primary School has around 52 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Wellington Place Primary School?
Apply through Leicestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Wellington Place Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Wellington Place Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Wellington Place Primary School?
Wellington Place Primary School is at Airfield Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7BY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)