Schools in Wellington
Somerset · 12 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Somerset (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Schools in Wellington (12)
- Court Fields School
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · TA21 8SW
Ofsted: Good (2023)Attainment 8: 44 (2026)93% of first choices got in - Langford Budville Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TA21 0RD
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 32% expected (2025) - Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · TA21 9DJ
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 67% expected (2025) - Sampford Arundel Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TA21 9QN
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 64% expected (2025)80% of first choices got in - St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · TA21 9EJ
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 68% expected (2025)96% of first choices got in - Stawley Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TA21 0HH
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 89% expected (2025)80% of first choices got in - Wellesley Park Primary School
Primary · Ages 0-11 · TA21 9AJ
Ofsted: Good (2015)New report cardKS2: 70% expected (2025) - West Buckland Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · TA21 9LD
Ofsted: Good (2012)New report cardKS2: 77% expected (2025) - Wellington School
All-through · Ages 2-20 · Independent · TA21 8NT
Attainment 8: 26.8 (2026)Grammar (11-plus)
By type:Primary schools in Wellington (10)Secondary schools in Wellington (1)All-through schools in Wellington (1)
12
10 primary · 1 secondary
3,166
87% capacity used
5
0 outstanding · 5 good
3,633
467 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
35.4
GCSE Eng+Maths
16.8%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
316 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +79 primary and +57 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
90% occupied · 168 spare places
Secondary Schools
100% occupied · 1 over capacity
Questions parents ask about schools in Wellington
How many schools are there in Wellington?
Wellington has 12 open schools: 10 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Wellington?
None of the 10 graded schools in Wellington currently holds an Outstanding rating. 10 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Wellington have the best SATs results?
Of the 9 primary schools in Wellington with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Stawley Primary School (89% in reading, 89% in maths); West Buckland Primary School (73% in reading, 80% in maths); and Webber's Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 50% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Stawley Primary SchoolWest Buckland Primary SchoolWebber's Church of England Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Wellington?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Wellington selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Wellington have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Wellington have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Wellington?
Apply to your council - Somerset or Devon, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.