Wellington School, Altrincham

In its own words: "We were very proud to have been designated an ArtsMark Gold Award school (March 2024 - March 2026) - as awarded by the Arts Council - in recognition of our focus of high quality arts provision for all students at Wellington School."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hopefully, there isn’t information overload and you can all find what you’re looking for. If not, please let us know (N.B. under the parent tab there is a handy guide for parents on communicating with School - the who/when/how, if you like)."

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 3 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Wellington School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 55.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 58.2 in Trafford and 47 across England.

64% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Trafford and 47% in England.

That is down from 57.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.56: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.7, against 57.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 30 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Social Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 328 families put Wellington School as their first choice and 1253 named it as one of their preferences, for 260 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 92 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Wellington School are Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 47.1); Altrincham College (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47); North Cestrian School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 52.9); and Loreto Grammar School (1 mile, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 75.2).

Wellington School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 253 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 101 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 76% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

10.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 227 pupils (14.8%) received SEN support and 110 (7.2%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Wellington School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, autism and social, emotional and mental health needs: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Navigation Road Rail Station, about 570 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wellington High School (se-bound), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wellington School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Wellington School issued 84 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Wellington School are Willows Primary School (0.2 miles), St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Navigation Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Hugh's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.