Wells Primary School

Wells Primary School is performing exceptionally well across all areas. Pupils are proud of their school, behave impeccably, and benefit from an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum in which reading is central. Staff have strong subject knowledge, identify pupils with SEND early, and provide effective support so that all pupils, including those with SEND, achieve highly, especially in English and mathematics. Early years provision is strong, with children learning routines, vocabulary and early reading with precision and confidence.

Strengths

• Pupils behave impeccably in and outside lessons and are highly polite.
• The curriculum is ambitious, well sequenced and builds knowledge, skills and vocabulary year on year.
• Reading is at the heart of the curriculum and early reading is taught with precision.
• Pupils with SEND are identified early and supported well to access the full curriculum.
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge and correct misconceptions swiftly.
• Personal development is exceptional, including character education, responsibility roles and community work.
• Pupils learn about consent, healthy relationships and safety in an age-appropriate way.
• A wide range of well-attended clubs helps pupils pursue interests and develop skills.
• Governors have appropriate systems to check the school’s effectiveness and understand leaders’ impact.
• Staff speak highly of initiatives supporting well-being and workload.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wells Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Wells Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wells Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.6% of pupils at Wells Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Wells Primary School received £7,656 and spent £7,300 for each of its 335 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £195,000 (£581 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Wells Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wells Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Wells Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wells Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Wells Primary School have?

Wells Primary School has 341 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wells Primary School cover?

Wells Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Wells Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wells Primary School?

Wells Primary School is at Barclay Oval, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 0PP.