Wymondham College Prep School

Wymondham College Prep School has achieved an outstanding overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection, showcasing a strong performance across all key areas. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils thrive, showing notable happiness and safety while developing into confident individuals. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with excellent support for pupils' academic, social, and emotional growth. Children in early years particularly benefit from an inspiring curriculum that fosters curiosity and collaboration, and pupils with special educational needs are well supported to achieve their potential.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education
• Strong leadership with a clear vision
• Nurturing and supportive environment for pupils
• High levels of pupil engagement and enjoyment in learning
• Excellent provision for special educational needs
• Exceptional personal development opportunities
• Pupils develop kindness and tolerance
• Effective safeguarding practices

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 Wymondham College Prep School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 1.2% 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, 3.3% of pupils at Wymondham College Prep 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 Wymondham College Prep School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.0% 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, 13.5% of pupils at Wymondham College Prep School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 2024–25 Wymondham College Prep School received £6,778 and spent £6,916 for each of its 400 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £200,000 (£499 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of Sapientia Education Trust, income was £8,533 and spending £8,510 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wymondham · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Wymondham College Prep School is part of Sapientia Education Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Wymondham College Wymondham
• Attleborough Primary School Attleborough
• Attleborough Academy Attleborough
• Rosecroft Primary School Attleborough
• Old Buckenham Primary School Attleborough
• Old Buckenham High School Attleborough
• Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Thetford
• Tivetshall Community Primary School Norwich
• City Academy Norwich Norwich
• Burston Community Primary School Diss

What is Wymondham College Prep School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wymondham College Prep School is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Wymondham College Prep School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wymondham College Prep School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Wymondham College Prep School have?

Wymondham College Prep School has 421 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wymondham College Prep School cover?

Wymondham College Prep School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Wymondham College Prep School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wymondham College Prep School?

Wymondham College Prep School is at Golf Links Road, Morley, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9SZ.