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Best Schools in Wells

Somerset · 12 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Somerset (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Schools in Wells ranked

1

Priddy Primary School

BA5 3BEAges 4-1144 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
2

The Blue School

BA5 2NRAges 11-181362 pupils
Secondary
Academy converter
Good
3

St Lawrence's CofE Primary School

BA5 1HLAges 4-1155 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
4

Wookey Primary School

BA5 1LQAges 4-1193 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
5

St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School

BA5 1TZAges 2-7154 pupils
Primary
Academy converter
Good
6

Coxley Primary School

BA5 1RDAges 3-1170 pupils
Primary
Community school
Requires Improvement
7

Horrington Primary School

BA5 3EBAges 4-11100 pupils
Primary
Academy converter
Requires Improvement
8

St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

BA5 2QLAges 4-11160 pupils
Primary
Academy converter
9

Croscombe Church of England Primary School

BA5 3QLAges 4-1142 pupils
Primary
Academy sponsor led
10

St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School

BA5 1TSAges 7-11170 pupils
Primary
Academy converter
11

Stoberry Park School

BA5 2TJAges 4-11303 pupils
Primary
Academy converter
12

Wells Cathedral School

BA5 2STAges 2-19670 pupils
All-through
Other independent school

Questions parents ask about schools in Wells

How many schools are there in Wells?

Wells has 12 open schools: 10 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Wells?

None of the 7 graded schools in Wells currently holds an Outstanding rating. 5 are rated Good, so 71% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Wells have the best SATs results?

Of the 4 primary schools in Wells with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School (87% in reading, 74% in maths); Coxley Primary School (83% in reading, 58% in maths); and Horrington Primary School (71% in reading, 57% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolCoxley Primary SchoolHorrington Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Wells?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Wells selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Wells have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Wells have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Somerset allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Wells?

Apply to Somerset through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.