Academy sponsor led · Somerset

Wellesley Park Primary School

0–11Ages
271Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139387URN

Homefield, Wellington, TA21 9AJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

51 applications for 22 places · 18th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 9 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

21 April 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
17 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Somerset median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

51 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 2.2; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8

This school
Somerset 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	22	51	2.3	22	1.00
Sep 2025	30	62	2.1	35	1.17
Sep 2024	25	56	2.2	25	1.00
Sep 2023	23	52	2.3	21	0.91
Sep 2022	34	62	1.8	25	0.74
Sep 2021	30	61	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2020	31	69	2.2	30	0.97
Sep 2019	49	87	1.8	47	0.96
Sep 2018	55	84	1.5	51	0.93
Sep 2017	56	90	1.6	49	0.88
Sep 2016	60	109	1.8	53	0.88
Sep 2015	47	87	1.9	40	0.85
Sep 2014	47	73	1.6	36	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 72% · Maths 72% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%81st of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	13%	104	104
2023/24	54%	13%	104	104
2022/23	49%	2%	102	101

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

Wellesley Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Beech Grove Primary School
1.1 km · Somerset

Good2022

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Somerset

Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School
1.4 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Sampford Arundel Community Primary School
3.4 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
West Buckland Primary School
3.5 km · Somerset

2026

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Langford Budville Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Somerset

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

3.7applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary
5.8 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 40%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139387 · 933/2005
Trust: Blackdown Education Partnership
Capacity: 392 pupils · 271 on roll
Free school meals: 19.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: Wellesley Park Primary School (URN 123677)
Address: Homefield, Wellington, TA21 9AJ
Local authority: Somerset

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