Wymondham College Prep School
Golf Links Road, Morley, Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Underhill
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Sapientia Education Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 452
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 147857
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01953609000
About this school
Wymondham College Prep School is a primary academy in Wymondham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 421 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 48 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 52% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 73% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 60% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 60% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Wymondham College Prep 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 | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 234 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 400 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wymondham College Prep School compares
Wymondham College Prep School ranked 55th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 421 | — |
| Morley Church of England Primary Academy | 59% | 5.3% | 20.3% | 124 | 0.9 miles |
| Spooner Row Primary School | 69% | 5.1% | 11.5% | 107 | 1.3 miles |
| Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 4.6% | 13.6% | 182 | 2.3 miles |
| Attleborough Primary School | — | — | — | 365 | 2.3 miles |
| Browick Road Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 3.5% | 19.4% | 251 | 3.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.5%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.12%
- Persistent absence
- 1.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Morley Church of England Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Wymondham
-
Spooner Row Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wymondham
-
Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery2.3 miles
Primary · Wymondham
-
Attleborough Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Browick Road Primary and Nursery School3.1 miles
Primary · Wymondham
Other schools in Wymondham
Wymondham College Prep School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Wymondham.
- Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham Primary
- Browick Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Morley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Robert Kett Primary School Primary
- Silfield Oak Primary Academy Primary
- Spooner Row Primary School Primary
- Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Wymondham College Secondary
- Wymondham High Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wymondham College Prep School teach?
- Wymondham College Prep School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wymondham.
- Who is the headteacher of Wymondham College Prep School?
- The headteacher of Wymondham College Prep School is Mr Simon Underhill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wymondham College Prep School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wymondham College Prep 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 Wymondham College Prep School?
- Wymondham College Prep School has 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wymondham College Prep School full?
- Wymondham College Prep School has capacity for 452 pupils and 421 on roll (93%), 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 Wymondham College Prep School a faith school?
- No. Wymondham College Prep School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wymondham College Prep School a selective school?
- No. Wymondham College Prep School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Wymondham College Prep School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wymondham College Prep School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wymondham College Prep School?
- Wymondham College Prep School is part of SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wymondham College Prep School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wymondham College Prep School rank locally?
- Wymondham College Prep School ranked 55th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wymondham College Prep School's absence rate?
- Wymondham College Prep School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wymondham College Prep School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wymondham College Prep 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.