Wellow Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Romsey, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wellow Primary School is a primary school in Romsey, Hampshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2023. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Wellow Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 29 offers, with 29 offers going to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 6 of the 57 applications (11%) came from families living outside Hampshire, and 3 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 81% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2024/25 its reading, writing and maths result was the highest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Romsey Road, West Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and are happy to be a part of this community.”
- “They are keen to talk about the range of opportunities they have, both in the classroom and beyond.”
- “They are polite and respectful and know that they are safe in the school.”
To improve
- “However, some activities across subjects are not always as closely aligned with teaching the essential knowledge that pupils require.”
- “These approaches are not always consistently used well, however.”
- “Some of the support for pupils with SEND is therefore not as effective as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2024 (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) | 81% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Copythorne CofE Infant School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Awbridge Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Romsey Primary School & Nursery 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Calmore Infant School 3.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Calmore Junior School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bartley Church of England Junior School 3.7 mi School remains Good
- Cupernham Infant School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published