Stoberry Park School, Wells
Stoberry Park School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wells, part of The Academies for Character and Excellence. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Somerset (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Stoberry Park School in detail
Results
Stoberry Park School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 132227), 54% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Stoberry Park School
For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Stoberry Park School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Stoberry Park School are St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, 87% reading, 74% maths); St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School (1 mile); St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School (1.1 miles, Good); and Horrington Primary School (1.4 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 57% maths).
St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolSt Cuthbert's Church of England Junior SchoolSt Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-SchoolHorrington Primary School
The trust
Stoberry Park School is one of 20 schools run by The Academies for Character and Excellence, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 20 schools in The Academies for Character and Excellence
Who goes there
14.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Stoberry Park School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Thomas Church (sw-bound), 290 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Stoberry Park School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 55 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Somerset (22), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Stoberry Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2025. Before that, as Stoberry Park School (URN 132227), it was rated Good in September 2014.
At a Glance
14.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
24.6
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
11
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Stoberry Park School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 132227). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 84% to 54% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 68% to 52% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 68% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Stoberry Park School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Stoberry Park School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Stoberry Park School is in Somerset; for families living there:
Apply to Somerset for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Somerset is 3 (the median across 307 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Stoberry Park School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
312 pupils
311 places
1 pupil over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Wells
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wells
Across Somerset council
Places available
6,414
Applications
4,928
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Somerset council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
43
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
18.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
303
Total Pupils
154
Boys
149
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
20.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,871
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,974
Per pupil
£1671k
Total funding
£71k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Absence at Stoberry Park School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 132227). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.0%
Overall absence
10.5%
Persistent absence
275
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Stoberry Park School
Questions parents ask about Stoberry Park School
Are there exam results for Stoberry Park School?
Stoberry Park School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 132227), 54% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Stoberry Park School's Ofsted rating?
Stoberry Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2025. Before that, as Stoberry Park School (URN 132227), it was rated Good in September 2014.
What is the catchment area for Stoberry Park School?
No fixed boundary. When Stoberry Park School is oversubscribed, Somerset allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Stoberry Park School?
Stoberry Park School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Stoberry Park School?
Classes at Stoberry Park School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Stoberry Park School?
Stoberry Park School has around 303 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Stoberry Park School?
Apply through Somerset's coordinated admissions process, naming Stoberry Park School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Stoberry Park School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Somerset is 3 (the median across 307 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Stoberry Park School?
Stoberry Park School is at North Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2TJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)