Wellington School, Timperley

Wellington School
Wellington School
Address
	Wellington Road; Timperley; Greater Manchester, WA15 7RH; England
Coordinates	53°23′39″N 2°20′06″W / 53.3941°N 2.3349°W
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Trafford Council
Trust	Wellington School as of September 2020
Department for Education URN	136377 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Stuart Beeley
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1443
Capacity	1350
Website	http://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)