Wellstead Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Southampton, Hampshire
Wellstead Primary School is a primary school in Southampton, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Wellstead Way, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2LE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Wellstead is a happy school that welcomes everyone warmly.”
- “Pupils build strong relationships with their peers and staff.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe and secure.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects pupils do not develop a clear understanding of key concepts.”
- “In these subjects, the school has not identified important subject vocabulary, and pupils do not make secure enough links with what they have previously learned.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 54 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Hampshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Berrywood Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shamblehurst Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Saint James' Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Freegrounds Infant School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Freegrounds Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Boorley Park 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Kings Copse Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published