Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School

State-Funded School

wells-next-the-sea-primary-and-nursery-school-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

North NorfolkConstituency

NR23 1JGPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Norfolk, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 197 pupils. Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School is part of The Wensum Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 16 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 38%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

197

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 197
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Wensum Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Sept 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.