Community school · Redbridge

Wells Primary School

3–11Ages
341Pupils
PrimaryPhase
102831URN

Barclay Oval, Woodford Green, IG8 0PP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.1per place

3.4 above Redbridge median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redbridge

266 applications for 44 places · 1st of 47 in Redbridge

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Redbridge 76% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 22 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

6.1applications per place, Reception

3.4 above Redbridge median (2.6) 3.9 above England median (2.2)

266 applications · 44 places offered · 66 named it first

2026 6.1; Redbridge median median 2.6
2025 5.9; Redbridge median median 2.5
2024 5.6; Redbridge median median 2.8
2023 6.2; Redbridge median median 2.8
2022 6.7; Redbridge median median 2.6
2021 6.9; Redbridge median median 2.8
2020 6.4; Redbridge median median 2.8
2019 6.8; Redbridge median median 2.9
2018 7.5; Redbridge median median 2.9
2017 7.5; Redbridge median median 3.0
2016 8.2; Redbridge median median 3.1
2015 7.4; Redbridge median median 3.0
2014 7.0; Redbridge median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Redbridge median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Redbridge median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	44	266	6.1	66	1.50
Sep 2025	44	261	5.9	65	1.48
Sep 2024	45	252	5.6	55	1.22
Sep 2023	45	279	6.2	59	1.31
Sep 2022	44	296	6.7	65	1.48
Sep 2021	45	312	6.9	62	1.38
Sep 2020	45	289	6.4	68	1.51
Sep 2019	44	297	6.8	64	1.45
Sep 2018	46	347	7.5	83	1.80
Sep 2017	45	338	7.5	77	1.71
Sep 2016	45	369	8.2	82	1.82
Sep 2015	45	332	7.4	75	1.67
Sep 2014	45	316	7.0	60	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 96% · Maths 98% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%8th of 49 in Redbridge

Redbridge 76% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Redbridge 85% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Redbridge 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard96%

Redbridge 85% England 75%

Greater depth44%

Redbridge 20% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Redbridge 85% England 77%

Higher standard49%

Redbridge 38% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Redbridge median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	87%	33%	109	109
2023/24	81%	19%	109	107
2022/23	84%	28%	111	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wells Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Antony's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Redbridge

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Woodford Green Primary School
0.7 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2025

7.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Primary School
1.5 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ray Lodge Primary School
1.6 km · Redbridge

2026

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Longshaw Primary Academy
1.7 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Oakhill Primary School
1.7 km · Waltham Forest

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School
2.0 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 102831 · 317/2053
Capacity: 315 pupils · 341 on roll
Free school meals: 7.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Barclay Oval, Woodford Green, IG8 0PP
Local authority: Redbridge

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources