Wellesbourne Community Primary School

Wellesbourne Community Primary School is performing at the expected standard in most areas, with safeguarding standards met. Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics, and published results are close to or above national averages. Disadvantaged pupils typically attain above their peers nationally. The curriculum is broad, balanced and well ordered, phonics teaching is effective, and the early years provision gives children a secure start. Inclusion is a clear strength, with leaders identifying and meeting additional needs well, including for pupils with SEND. The school is led with a clear understanding of its strengths and priorities. Governors provide effective support and challenge, staff feel well supported, and pupils benefit from a strong personal development programme, rich wider experiences and a caring ethos. Behaviour around the school is generally orderly and respectful. The school serves a larger-than-average primary population in an area of well-above-average deprivation, with a very high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals. A new headteacher and deputy headteacher have been appointed since the previous inspection. The main area of concern is attendance and behaviour, which needs attention. Overall attendance is below national averages, persistent absence remains high, and leaders' strategies have not yet improved attendance swiftly enough, meaning too many pupils miss learning and wider experiences. Other areas to develop include providing more opportunities for pupils to practise, apply and deepen their learning, particularly in mathematics, and ensuring teachers' checks identify writing errors and knowledge gaps more precisely so that mistakes in spelling, punctuation and grammar do not persist.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics, with results close to or above national averages.
• Disadvantaged pupils typically attain above their peers nationally.
• Leaders provide a broad, balanced and well-ordered curriculum with ambitious end points.
• Effective phonics teaching gives pupils a secure foundation for reading and writing.
• Teachers have secure subject knowledge and use clear explanations to teach new concepts.
• Early years provision gives children a secure start, with strong phonics and communication and language development.
• The school is highly inclusive, identifying and meeting the needs of disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND effectively.
• Leaders use additional funding effectively and regularly check that actions make a positive difference.
• Governors are knowledgeable, committed and provide effective support and challenge.
• Staff feel supported, trusted and valued, and leaders prioritise workload and wellbeing.
• Personal development is well designed, with rich experiences, clubs and leadership roles for pupils.
• Pupils behave respectfully and orderly around school, creating a calm environment.
• Pupils feel safe and cared for, and safeguarding standards are met.
• Pupils develop understanding of fundamental British values, safety and healthy relationships.

Areas for Improvement

• Overall attendance is below national averages and persistent absence remains high.
• Leaders' attendance strategies have not yet secured swift enough improvements for too many pupils.
• Some pupils miss out on learning and wider school experiences because of low attendance.
• Some pupils do not attain as highly as they could in mathematics by the end of Year 6.
• Pupils do not always have enough opportunities to practise, apply and deepen their learning, particularly in mathematics.
• Some errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar persist over time in pupils' written work.
• Teachers' checks do not consistently or precisely identify writing errors and some knowledge gaps or misconceptions.
• Some pupils have particular gaps and misconceptions in their knowledge.

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 Wellesbourne Community Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.6% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Wellesbourne Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Wellesbourne Community Primary School had 16.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 23.3% of pupils at Wellesbourne Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 Wellesbourne Community Primary School received £8,245 and spent £8,373 for each of its 372 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £192,000 (£515 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 Wellesbourne Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wellesbourne Community Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Wellesbourne Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wellesbourne Community Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Wellesbourne Community Primary School have?

Wellesbourne Community Primary School has 378 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wellesbourne Community Primary School cover?

Wellesbourne Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wellesbourne Community Primary School?

Wellesbourne Community Primary School is at Abbotsford Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L11 5BA.