Wellington School, Timperley

Academy in Greater Manchester, England

53°23′39″N 2°20′06″W / 53.3941°N 2.3349°W / 53.3941; -2.3349InformationTypeAcademyLocal authorityTrafford CouncilTrustWellington School as of September 2020^[update]Department for Education URN136377 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherStuart BeeleyGenderMixedAge11 to 18Enrolment1443Capacity1350Websitehttp://www.wellington.trafford.sch.uk/

Wellington School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status. It is located in Timperley in the English county of Greater Manchester.^[1]

Previously a foundation school administered by Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, Wellington School converted to academy status on 1 April 2011. However the school continues to coordinate with Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions, having a non-selective intake.

Wellington School offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels.

Notable former pupils

Bill Speakman VC - recipient of the Victoria Cross^[2]
Rob King - Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Welcome to Wellington". Wellington School.
^ Wellington School, Timperley (then Wellington Boys' County Secondary School) Recipients: Refer Private Bill Speakman (born 1927), 4 November 1951 in Korea (Manchester Evening News)