Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Wells Hall Primary School

2–11Ages
494Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144218URN

Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0NH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

82 applications for 60 places · 140th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	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		Expected 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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
14 September 2021
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 60 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Wells Hall Community Primary School (URN 124558), the previous school.

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	60	82	1.4	68	1.13
Sep 2025	59	84	1.4	57	0.97
Sep 2024	60	93	1.6	66	1.10
Sep 2023	60	89	1.5	60	1.00
Sep 2022	60	92	1.5	63	1.05
Sep 2021	60	91	1.5	62	1.03
Sep 2020	60	89	1.5	67	1.12
Sep 2019	52	84	1.6	52	1.00
Sep 2018	60	92	1.5	60	1.00
Sep 2017 *	53	80	1.5	53	1.00
Sep 2016 *	60	118	2.0	71	1.18
Sep 2015 *	60	130	2.2	83	1.38
Sep 2014 *	60	96	1.6	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 78% · Maths 77% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%83rd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	6%	105	104
2023/24	63%	13%	104	104
2022/23	71%	6%	105	105

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 Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Pot Kiln Primary School
1.0 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023
Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury
2.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Woodhall Primary School
3.0 km · Suffolk

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.7 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144218 · 935/2209
Trust: Unity Schools Partnership
Capacity: 520 pupils · 494 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Wells Hall Community Primary School (URN 124558)
Address: Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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