Coxley Primary School

Community school·Primary school Wells, Somerset·BA5 1RD
Composite score
41.8
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#10,237
National rank
#1033
In South West
#96
In Somerset
Top 69%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 14/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Needs attention
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Needs attention

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
9 first choices, 10 places
First choices per place
0.90
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
19
any preference, for 10 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.52
1 per place
1.0020221.3820231.0020240.9020250.902026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Coxley Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
68
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,336
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Coxley Primary School

Coxley Primary School is a primary school in Wells, Somerset, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 68 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026). 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Coxley Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 10 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.9%. There are about 18.7 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Coxley Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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