27.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
317.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
861
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterChristian
StatusOpen
Overview of Wellington School · All-through · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
27.7
-0.9
29.021.814.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27.7
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
317.3
-50.0
377.3224.571.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 317.3
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
36.2
-5.4
41.638.936.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36.2
A-level value added
+0.29
-0.2
+0.5+0.3+0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
22%
-9pp
31%26%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 22%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
BBB-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
861
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
South Street, Wellington, TA21 8NT
Local authority
Somerset
Website
Telephone
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% | 27.7 | Not applicable | 0% | 317.3 | 13% | 861 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 28.6 | Not published | 0% | 367.3 | 19% | 906 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 25.4 | Not published | 0% | 270.2 | 18% | 903 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 29.0 | Not published | 0% | 377.3 | 29% | 851 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 14.5 | Not published | 0% | 71.7 | 8% | 783 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 16.6 | Not published | 0% | 158.7 | 11% | 834 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 17.2 | Not published | 0% | — | 43% | 755 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 36.2 | B- | +0.29 | 22% | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 41.6 | B | +0.48 | 31% | 82 |
| 2022/23 | 36.7 | B- | — | 22% | 78 |
| 2021/22 | 38.6 | B | — | 20% | 77 |
| 2018/19 | 38.1 | B- | +0.17 | 30% | 78 |
| 2017/18 | 38.9 | B | +0.18 | 32% | 104 |
| 2016/17 | 38.8 | B | +0.39 | 25% | 64 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 861 | — | 22% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 906 | — | 18% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 903 | — | 13% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 851 | — | 14% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 805 | — | 12% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 783 | — | 14% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 834 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 755 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.