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Wellow Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 237 pupils Romsey
Ofsted: Good
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Wellow Primary School is an academy converter in Romsey for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 237 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Wellow Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2016 of its predecessor, Wellow School. In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: January 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Romsey Road
West Wellow
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 6BG
Phone 01794322201
Reference Number 148214

General Makeup

Number of pupils 237
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.68%
Girls: 52.32%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 13 26
2 13 17 30
3 13 19 32
4 15 16 31
5 17 12 29
6 16 13 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.2%
White, Other 3.4%
White & Asian 1.7%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.4%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Wellow School, inspected in November 2016.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 21 Nov 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
21 Nov 2023 School inspection
09 Dec 2020 Academy conversion letter
09 Nov 2016 Short inspection
Previously as Wellow School
10 Jul 2012 Full inspection:
26 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2005 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 81%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.2
Writing -0.2
Maths 0.9

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 16 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 6 3

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Wellow Primary School had 210 pupils for 210 places. Every place was filled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Romsey Rural Primary” planning area

Hampshire counted 141 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 134 in 2029–30, down 5%.

20212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210
Pupils 213210207204210
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%1.4%2.9%0.0%

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 Wellow Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.1%5.5%4.2%3.0%2.8%
Unauthorised absence 0.8%1.5%1.7%1.9%1.4%
Severely absent pupils 0.5%0.5%0.6%0.6%0.5%

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, 0.5% of pupils at Wellow Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.51.91.50.5
Permanent exclusions 00000

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 Wellow Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.88.88.69.08.9
Teachers who left state teaching 30.0%23.4%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 36.4%70.0%33.3%58.3%–
Sick days per teacher 1.33.00.81.8–

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, 9.3% of pupils at Wellow Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 12 4
Speech, language and communication needs 6 1
Specific learning difficulty 2 2
No specialist assessment of need 2 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 1

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 Wellow Primary School received £7,360 and spent £7,261 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £93,000 (£440 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of University of Winchester Academy Trust, income was £6,498 and spending £6,107 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2022202320242025
Revenue reserve £256,000£64,000£59,000£93,000
per pupil £1,225£309£293£440
In-year balance £127,000-£198,000-£17,000£21,000
per pupil £608-£956-£83£98

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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2.8 miles
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3.68 miles
Calmore Junior School
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3.68 miles
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3.71 miles
The New Forest Church of England Primary School
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3.75 miles
Cupernham Junior School
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3.98 miles
Cupernham Infant School
Bransley Close, Woodley Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 7JT
3.98 miles
New Forest Alternative Provision
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4.02 miles
Halterworth Primary School
Halterworth Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9AD
4.1 miles
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Ringwood Road, Woodlands, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 7GY
4.2 miles
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Sylvia Crescent, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 3LN
4.23 miles
Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School
Butts Green, Lockerley, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0JG
4.3 miles
Hazel Wood Infant School
Hazel Farm Road, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 8WU
4.38 miles
Nursling Church of England Primary School
Nursling Street, Nursling, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 0XH
4.5 miles
Abbotswood Junior School
Ringwood Road, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 8EB
4.58 miles
Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary School
Common Road, Whiteparish, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 2SU
4.59 miles
King Edward VI Preparatory School
Highwood House, Romsey, SO51 9ZH
4.64 miles
Name Distance
Embley
Embley Park, Romsey, SO51 6ZE
1.21 miles
The Romsey School
Greatbridge Road, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8ZB
2.96 miles
St Edward's School
Melchet Court, Sherfield English, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 6ZR
2.99 miles
The Mountbatten School
Whitenap Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 5SY
4.06 miles
Testwood School
Testwood Lane, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 3ZW
4.44 miles
Forest Park School
Ringwood Road, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 8DZ
4.75 miles
The Cedar School
Redbridge Lane, Nursling, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 0XN
4.89 miles

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Wellow Primary School is part of University of Winchester Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

What is Wellow Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wellow Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2016 of its predecessor, Wellow School.

When was Wellow Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wellow Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Wellow Primary School have?

Wellow Primary School has 237 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wellow Primary School cover?

Wellow Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wellow Primary School?

Wellow Primary School is at Romsey Road, West Wellow, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 6BG.

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