Wenhaston Primary School
Hall Road, Wenhaston, Halesworth, IP19 9EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASSET EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Stone
- Sponsor
- Asset Education
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 144446
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502478328
About this school
Wenhaston Primary School is a primary academy in Halesworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 93 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wenhaston 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 89% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 22% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 89% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 100% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 100% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Wenhaston 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 | 57% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wenhaston Primary School compares
Wenhaston Primary School ranked 91st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.2% | 16.7% | 93 | — |
| Bramfield Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.6% | 25.3% | 103 | 1.8 miles |
| Holton St Peter Community Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 19.2% | 141 | 2.1 miles |
| Edgar Sewter Community Primary School | 41% | 5.5% | 34.6% | 266 | 3.0 miles |
| Brampton Church of England Primary School | 60% | 6% | 28.1% | 82 | 4.4 miles |
| Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy | 30% | 8.4% | 35.6% | 88 | 4.4 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
-
Ungraded inspection report29 April 2025
- 15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.67%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.15%
- Persistent absence
- 8.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bramfield Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Halesworth
-
Holton St Peter Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Halesworth
-
Edgar Sewter Community Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Halesworth
-
Brampton Church of England Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy4.4 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
Other schools in Halesworth
- Bramfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Edgar Sewter Community Primary School Primary
- Holton St Peter Community Primary School Primary
- Bramfield House School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Wenhaston Primary School teach?
- Wenhaston Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Halesworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Wenhaston Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wenhaston Primary School is Mr Chris Stone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wenhaston Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wenhaston 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 Wenhaston Primary School?
- Wenhaston Primary School has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wenhaston Primary School full?
- Wenhaston Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 93 on roll (89%), 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 Wenhaston Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wenhaston Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wenhaston Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wenhaston Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wenhaston Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Wenhaston Primary School is part of ASSET EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wenhaston Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wenhaston Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Wenhaston Primary School ranked 91st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wenhaston Primary School's absence rate?
- Wenhaston Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wenhaston Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wenhaston 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 10 July 2026.