Wymondham College Prep School

Free schools·Primary school Wymondham, Norfolk·NR18 9SZ
Composite score
52.5
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#6,386
National rank
#673
In East of England
#62
In Norfolk
Top 43%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
70%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
66%
85 first choices, 59 places
First choices per place
1.44
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
155
any preference, for 59 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.28
00.511.52
1 per place
1.3820221.7020231.7820241.7220251.442026

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

Norfolk does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Wymondham College Prep School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
400
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
2.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
3.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,310
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Wymondham College Prep School

Wymondham College Prep School is a primary school in Wymondham, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as a free school. Around 400 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. 70% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 18.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 43% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Wymondham College Prep School is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 85 first choices for 59 places. Overall pupil absence was 3.3%. There are about 22.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 2% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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