St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School
Keward Avenue, Wells, BA5 1TS
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Mullinger
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 194
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 123777
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Wells. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 172 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 42 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 43% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 7% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 76% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 71% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 69% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 174 |
| 2024/25 | 172 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.7% | 24.4% | 172 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School | — | — | — | 170 | 0.0 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School | — | 6.5% | 20.7% | 154 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 160 | 0.6 miles |
| Stoberry Park School | — | — | — | 303 | 1.0 miles |
| Coxley Primary School | 50% | 3.8% | 17.7% | 70 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.42%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.65%
- Persistent absence
- 20.44%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Wells
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St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School0.0 miles
Primary · Wells
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St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wells
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Stoberry Park School1.0 miles
Primary · Wells
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Coxley Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Wells
Other schools in Wells
- Coxley Primary School Primary
- Croscombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Horrington Primary School Primary
- Priddy Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School Primary
- St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Lawrence's CofE Primary School Primary
- Stoberry Park School Primary
- Wookey Primary School Primary
- The Blue School Secondary
- Wells Cathedral School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School teach?
- St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Wells.
- Has St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School?
- St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School had 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2025.