The Wellington Academy Trust

What The Wellington Academy Trust does

The Wellington Academy Trust operates The Wellington Academy, a state-funded secondary school located in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England (SP11 9RR), serving approximately 1,000 students aged 11-18 across Years 7-13. The academy operates as a constituent school of the Ascend Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust that provides shared governance, leadership, and back-office resources across its member schools. Core academic provision covers Key Stage 3 and 4 (GCSE preparation) and a TWA 6th Form offering A-Level courses, supplemented by pastoral care, careers education, a Combined Cadet Force, and an Accelerated Reader literacy programme for Years 7-9. The school maintains a dedicated Service Families programme linked to the nearby Tidworth and Ludgershall military garrisons, including Service Pupil Premium support.

The school's underlying technology stack consists of standard UK education-sector platforms rather than proprietary systems: Arbor for Management Information Systems (attendance, admissions, parent/student apps), CPOMS for safeguarding, Microsoft Office 365 (with separate staff and student portals), Accelerated Reader and SAM Learning for digital learning and homework, RM Books for eBooks, ParentPay for online payments, and School Cloud for parent communication. The Combined Cadet Force and pastoral care infrastructure extend the offering beyond core academics.

The Wellington Academy is funded through UK government per-pupil grants and operates tuition-free, with no publicly disclosed revenue figures. Ancillary income streams such as locker hire are minor and not publicly priced. Leadership rests with Headteacher Mrs Hannah Whitaker, supported by a structure of 68 listed employees. The trust's scope extends beyond the immediate school through the Ascend SCITT teacher-training route, delivered in partnership with Teach First, creating a teacher talent pipeline that links directly back to Ascend Learning Trust member schools. The academy's competitive positioning is anchored on its military-community catchment and trust-level resources rather than commercial differentiation.

Name

The Wellington Academy Trust

Legal name

The Wellington Academy

Website

https://thewellingtonacademy.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Wellington Academy Trust operates The Wellington Academy, a UK state-funded secondary school in Tidworth, Wiltshire, serving students aged 11-18 through GCSE and A-Level programmes. The school operates as part of the Ascend Learning Trust and provides dedicated support for military service families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tidworth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Wellington Academy delivers state-funded secondary education for students aged 11-18 (Years 7 through sixth form), offering a full GCSE and A-Level curriculum alongside pastoral care, careers education, safeguarding, and extracurricular programmes including the Combined Cadet Force and Accelerated Reader literacy scheme. The academy is part of the Ascend Learning Trust multi-academy trust and serves the Tidworth, Wiltshire community with particular provision for service families associated with nearby military garrisons.

Product overview

The Wellington Academy Trust operates as a secondary education institution consisting of a main secondary school (Years 7-13) and a dedicated sixth form provision (TWA 6th Form). The academy's core educational offering is supplemented by the Accelerated Reader Programme for literacy development in Years 7-9, the Combined Cadet Force for character development, and Train to Teach programmes for teacher training. The school integrates multiple educational technology platforms including Arbor (MIS), Accelerated Reader, SAM Learning, RM Books, and Microsoft Office 365 for staff and students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Wellington Academy Main School

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ascend Learning TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Wellington Academy is a proud member of Ascend Learning Trust, a forward-thinking family of schools working together to deliver exceptional education. The trust provides shared leadership, vision, and collaborative resources across all member schools.
• Teach FirstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeach First is a teacher training partner that provides pathways for individuals to become teachers with national expert support and experienced local teachers.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• South Wilts Grammar School: A grammar school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, competing for the same secondary-age student pool in the wider Wiltshire catchment. Comparable in geographic market, though differentiated by selective admissions and a stronger academic reputation.
• Pewsey Vale School: A small secondary school in Pewsey, Wiltshire, serving a rural catchment comparable to Wellington Academy. Similar in scale and demographic profile, with shared Wiltshire local authority funding context.
• Devizes School: A secondary school in Devizes, Wiltshire, serving a similar rural catchment area. Comparable in size, year-group structure, and reliance on Wiltshire local authority coordination for admissions.
• The Downland School: A secondary school in Hungerford, West Berkshire, serving a similar rural/semi-rural catchment. Comparable in size, curriculum breadth, and reliance on local-authority coordinated admissions.
• Lavington School: A secondary school in Market Lavington, Wiltshire, serving a similar rural catchment. Comparable in size, year-group structure, and reliance on state funding with limited revenue diversification.
• Royal Wootton Bassett Academy: A secondary school in Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, serving a similar rural and semi-rural Wiltshire catchment. Comparable in size, funding structure, and curriculum breadth (GCSEs and sixth form).
• The Stonehenge School: A nearby secondary school in Amesbury, Wiltshire, serving a similar rural catchment. Comparable in size and demographic to Wellington Academy, with similar funding and curriculum structure under Wiltshire local authority.
• Bishop Wordsworth's School: A boys' grammar school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, competing for higher-attaining students in the same Wiltshire catchment. Comparable as a secondary institution, though differentiated by selective admissions and a stronger academic profile.
• Sarum Academy: A secondary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, serving a comparable urban-rural catchment in the same county. Comparable in size, year-group structure, and state-funded model.

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: A large national multi-academy trust operating a wide portfolio of state and independent schools across England. Comparable as a broader education institution operating in the same regulatory and funding environment, though at significantly greater scale than Wellington's parent (Ascend Learning Trust).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wellingtonacad
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCL3r1uX2xWVLwoy0d-X6nuA
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheWellingtonAcademy
• Instagraminstagram.com/explore/locations/297424632/the-wellington-academy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-wellington-academy-trust

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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