Walsingham CE VA Primary SchoolWells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Walsingham CE VA Primary School and Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School are primary schools.
Walsingham CE VA Primary School scores 25 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Walsingham CE VA Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School (47.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WalsinghamWalsingham CE VA Primary School | Wells-next-the-SeaWells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F25/100 | F36/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 318th of 330 in Norfolk | 245th of 330 in Norfolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 30 | 197 | |
| Capacity | 56 | 240 | |
| Location | Walsingham, NR22 6DU | Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1JG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 33.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 98.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 26 | 202 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 65.4% | 24.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.7% | 5.4% | |
| SEN support | 26.9% | 18.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.2% | 16.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Walsingham CE VA Primary School
Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School
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