Schools in Wells-next-the-Sea
Wells-next-the-Sea has 2 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the Norfolk local authority area.
About schools in Wells-next-the-Sea
The two schools listed in Wells-next-the-Sea span more than one stage of education. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. A single primary school covers the early school years.
Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
Primary schools1
The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
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Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11
33%expected standard
Secondary schools1
The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.
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Alderman Peel High School
Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16
45.4Attainment 8
Schools near Wells-next-the-Sea
With only 2 schools listed in Wells-next-the-Sea itself, most families here also look further afield. These are the 17 schools closest to the centre of Wells-next-the-Sea by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively — the nearest is Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School, about 0.1 miles away.
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Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Wells-Next-the-Sea
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Alderman Peel High School0.1 miles
Secondary · Wells-next-the-Sea
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Walsingham CE VA Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Walsingham
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Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School5.0 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
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Langham Village School5.6 miles
Primary · Holt
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Hindringham Church of England Primary School5.8 miles
Primary · Fakenham
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Little Snoring Community Primary Academy7.0 miles
Primary · Fakenham
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Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School7.0 miles
Primary · Holt
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Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy7.2 miles
Primary · Fakenham
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Fakenham Academy7.6 miles
Secondary · Fakenham
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Duke of Lancaster School7.9 miles
Free Schools · Fakenham
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Fakenham Junior School8.2 miles
Primary · Fakenham
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Blenheim Park Academy8.3 miles
Primary · Fakenham
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Fakenham Infant and Nursery School8.3 miles
Primary · Fakenham
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All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery9.9 miles
Primary · Fakenham
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Astley Primary School10.4 miles
Primary · Melton Constable
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Rudham CofE Primary Academy11.1 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
Common questions about schools in Wells-next-the-Sea
- How many schools are in Wells-next-the-Sea?
- OfferDay lists two schools in Wells-next-the-Sea, including one primary school and one secondary school.
- Who inspects schools in Wells-next-the-Sea?
- Every school in Wells-next-the-Sea is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
- Which are the best schools in Wells-next-the-Sea?
- OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Wells-next-the-Sea does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.