Wellesley Park Primary School
Homefield, Wellington, TA21 9AJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carly Wilkins
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Blackdown Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 392
- Pupils on roll
- 271
- URN
- 139387
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823664876
About this school
Wellesley Park Primary School is a primary academy in Wellington. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 271 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wellesley Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 48 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 54% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 73% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 67% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 71% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Wellesley Park Primary 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 | 49% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 342 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 299 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wellesley Park Primary School compares
Wellesley Park Primary School ranked 83rd of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.1% | 17.3% | 271 | — |
| Beech Grove Primary School | 57% | 4.6% | 23.8% | 244 | 0.7 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 52% | 6.1% | 33.6% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School | — | 3.3% | 13.1% | 278 | 0.9 miles |
| Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 35.2% | 198 | 1.0 miles |
| Sampford Arundel Community Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 25% | 43 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.29%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 6.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beech Grove Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
St John's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
Sampford Arundel Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Wellington
Other schools in Wellington
Wellesley Park Primary School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wellington.
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School Primary
- Langford Budville Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sampford Arundel Community Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stawley Primary School Primary
- Webber's Church of England Primary School Primary
- West Buckland Primary School Primary
- Court Fields School Secondary
- Wellington School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Wellesley Park Primary School teach?
- Wellesley Park Primary School teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is a primary school in Wellington.
- Who is the headteacher of Wellesley Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wellesley Park Primary School is Mrs Carly Wilkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wellesley Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wellesley Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wellesley Park Primary School?
- Wellesley Park Primary School has 271 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is Wellesley Park Primary School full?
- Wellesley Park Primary School has capacity for 392 pupils and 271 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wellesley Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wellesley Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wellesley Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wellesley Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Wellesley Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Wellesley Park Primary School is part of BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wellesley Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wellesley Park Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Wellesley Park Primary School ranked 83rd of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wellesley Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Wellesley Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wellesley Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wellesley Park Primary 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 15 July 2026.