Wells Hall Primary School
Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Benjamin Jeffery
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 520
- Pupils on roll
- 494
- URN
- 144218
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787373489
About this school
Wells Hall Primary School is a primary academy in Sudbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 494 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Expected 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 | 63 | 63 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 63% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 13% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 75% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 70% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Wells Hall 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 482 |
| 2023/24 | 502 |
| 2024/25 | 491 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wells Hall Primary School compares
Wells Hall Primary School ranked 87th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.1% | 20.9% | 494 | — |
| Pot Kiln Primary School | 47% | 7.4% | 31.5% | 236 | 0.6 miles |
| St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 64% | 4.4% | 26.7% | 227 | 1.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 16.6% | 137 | 1.6 miles |
| Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury | 53% | 5.3% | 28% | 268 | 1.6 miles |
| Woodhall Primary School | 78% | 5% | 34.2% | 448 | 1.8 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
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 14 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.88%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 11.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pot Kiln Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury1.6 miles
Primary · Sudbury
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Woodhall Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Sudbury
Other schools in Sudbury
Wells Hall Primary School ranks 7th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Sudbury.
- Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cavendish Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clare Community Primary School Primary
- Glemsford Primary Academy Primary
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hundon Community Primary School Primary
- Lavenham Community Primary School Primary
- Long Melford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Pot Kiln Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wells Hall Primary School teach?
- Wells Hall Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sudbury.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Wells Hall Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Wells Hall Primary School is Mr Benjamin Jeffery, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wells Hall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wells Hall 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 big is Wells Hall Primary School?
- Wells Hall Primary School has 494 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wells Hall Primary School full?
- Wells Hall Primary School has capacity for 520 pupils and 494 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wells Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wells Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wells Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wells Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wells Hall Primary School?
- Wells Hall Primary School is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wells Hall Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Wells Hall Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wells Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wells Hall Primary School rank locally?
- Wells Hall Primary School ranked 87th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wells Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Wells Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wells Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wells Hall 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 2 July 2026.