Wells Hall Primary School
Wells Hall Road, Sudbury, CO10 0NH
494 pupils · 95% of 520 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 68 | 82 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 57 | 84 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 66 | 93 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 60 | 89 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 63 | 92 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 62 | 91 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 67 | 89 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 52 | 52 | 84 | 52 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Pot Kiln Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Woodhall Primary School 3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.