Community school · Hampshire

Wellstead Primary School

4–11Ages
414Pupils
PrimaryPhase
129650URN

Wellstead Way, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.7 above Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

163 applications for 59 places · 40th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

The graded inspection, 15 January 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

4 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
15 January 2020
Graded inspection: Good

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Hampshire median (2.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

163 applications · 59 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 2.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 2.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 2.7; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 2.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 2.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 2.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 3.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 3.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 2.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 2.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 3.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 2.6; Hampshire median median 2.1

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

This school
Hampshire 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	59	163	2.8	58	0.98
Sep 2025	55	154	2.8	49	0.89
Sep 2024	53	145	2.7	44	0.83
Sep 2023	60	153	2.6	60	1.00
Sep 2022	56	158	2.8	53	0.95
Sep 2021	56	117	2.1	51	0.91
Sep 2020	60	142	2.4	58	0.97
Sep 2019	60	179	3.0	91	1.52
Sep 2018	60	203	3.4	85	1.42
Sep 2017	60	175	2.9	87	1.45
Sep 2016	60	174	2.9	83	1.38
Sep 2015	60	177	3.0	73	1.22
Sep 2014	60	155	2.6	65	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 76% · Maths 82% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%77th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	8%	106	106
2023/24	72%	8%	106	105
2022/23	67%	8%	106	104

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

Wellstead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Berrywood Primary School
1.1 km · Hampshire

2025

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Shamblehurst Primary School
1.3 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Saint James' Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Hampshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Freegrounds Infant School
2.2 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place
Freegrounds Junior School
2.2 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

61%met the SATs standard
Boorley Park
2.3 km · Hampshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Kanes Hill Primary School
2.5 km · Southampton

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kings Copse Primary School
2.7 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.9applications per place 59%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: 129650 · 850/2722
Capacity: 420 pupils · 414 on roll
Free school meals: 22.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 20 April 2008
Address: Wellstead Way, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2LE
Local authority: Hampshire · Eastleigh

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