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Wellington Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Joy Wood

location_onBradford, BD2 3DE

language Visit Website phone 1274774446

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

485

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Wellington Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wellington Primary School is a community school in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 472 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #92 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #8,481 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 60%

Reading74% LA 73%

Writing75% LA 70%

Maths72% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading71% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.6

-1.6 to 1.7

-3.8

Write

LA 0.1

-5.3 to -2.2

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.6 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading69% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.4

-2.5 to 0.6

0.7

Write

LA 0.6

-0.7 to 2.2

-1.0

Maths

LA 0.8

-2.4 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%

Reading77% LA 71%

Writing83% LA 75%

Maths65% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.2

-1.2 to 1.8

1.7

Write

LA 0.7

0.2 to 3.2

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.8

-2.8 to 0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 November 2023

Inspection Report

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21 November 2018

Inspection Report

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05 December 2013

Inspection Report

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24 January 2011

Inspection Report

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22 January 2008

Inspection Report

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15 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-11-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-12-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-01-24

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 472 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	472	3	0.6%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	475	2	0.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	478	3	0.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	482	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	470	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	484	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	485	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	481	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	478	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	478	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	479	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	480	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	478	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	474	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	486	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	486	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	478	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	493	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	490	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	488	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	489	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	491	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	487	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	506	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	509	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	501	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils