Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School
Polka Road, Wells-Next-the-Sea, NR23 1JG
197 pupils · 82% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE WENSUM TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 23.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 16 June 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 | 33% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 20 | 30 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 22 | 27 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 21 | 25 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 31 | 36 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 29 | 35 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 24 | 29 | 24 |
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
- Walsingham CE VA Primary School 6.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School 8.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Langham Village School 8.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hindringham Church of England Primary School 9.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 11.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Little Snoring Community Primary Academy 11.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.