Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School
Academy sponsor led in Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 197 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Free school meals | 23.90% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE WENSUM TRUST |
| Local authority | Norfolk |
| Address | Polka Road, Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1JG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.wensumtrust.org.uk/wells-next-the-sea |
| Telephone | 01328710320 |
| URN | 144975 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 28 April 2026, published 16 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 18 January 2022, published 2 March 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Walsingham CE VA Primary School (primary school, about 6.1 km)
- Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 8.3 km)
- Langham Village School (primary school, about 8.9 km)
- Hindringham Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 9.3 km)
- Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 11.2 km)
- Little Snoring Community Primary Academy (primary school, about 11.3 km)
- Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 11.8 km)
- Blenheim Park Academy (primary school, about 13.5 km)
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