Merstham Primary School

Reigate and Banstead · RH1 3AZ

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 236 pupils, 20.8% FSM

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Merstham Primary School

General Information

Address: London Road South, Merstham, Redhill, RH1 3AZ – View on map
Phone: 01737924476
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: David Keyte
Age range: 2-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 36 families put it first for 30 places – 12 for every 10 places. 72% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 12
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

236 pupils out of 300 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 41
% eligible for free school meals: 20.8%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (similar to the Reigate and Banstead average)
English as an additional language: 19% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 20.7% a year (Reigate and Banstead 15%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 30% moved to another school, 70% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Surrey: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Surrey (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 34% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 32 percentage points below the Reigate and Banstead average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 51% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 51%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 79% · Writing 38% · Maths 72% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 69%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 103
Based on: 29 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolReigate and Banstead averageEngland↘ Falling Down 42 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 32 percentage points below the Reigate and Banstead average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: 25th of 25 junior and primary schools in the area

#23Meath Green Junior School54%
#24Royal Alexandra and Albert School46%
#25Merstham Primary School34%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School79%
#2Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School77%
=3Salfords Primary School and Nursery76%
=3Wray Common Primary School76%
=5Earlswood Junior School74%
=5Langshott Primary School74%
#7Manorfield Primary and Nursery School72%
#8Reigate Priory Community Junior School71%
=9St Anne's Catholic Primary School70%
=9Warren Mead Junior School70%
=11Hatchlands Primary69%
=11Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery69%
=11Reigate Parish Church Primary School69%
#14St Joseph's Catholic Primary School68%
=15St Matthew's CofE Primary School67%
=15Woodmansterne Primary School67%
#17St John's Primary School64%
=18Kingswood Primary School62%
=18Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery62%
=20Sandcross Primary School60%
=20Yattendon School60%
#22Banstead Community Junior School57%
#23Meath Green Junior School54%
#24Royal Alexandra and Albert School46%
#25Merstham Primary School34%

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8th of 17 primary schools in Reigate and Banstead for Ofsted rating

#6Langshott Primary SchoolGood
#7Manorfield Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#8Merstham Primary SchoolGood
#9Salfords Primary School and NurseryGood
#10Shawley Community Primary Academy & NurseryGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Lime Tree Primary School and NurseryOutstanding
#2Reigate Parish Church Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Furzefield Primary AcademyGood
#4Hatchlands PrimaryGood
#5Kingswood Primary SchoolGood
#6Langshott Primary SchoolGood
#7Manorfield Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#8Merstham Primary SchoolGood
#9Salfords Primary School and NurseryGood
#10Shawley Community Primary Academy & NurseryGood
#11St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#12St John's Primary SchoolGood
#13St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#14St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15Tadworth Primary SchoolGood
#16Westvale Park Primary AcademyGood
#17Woodmansterne Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,503 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

6th of 21 primary schools in Reigate and Banstead for spending per pupil

#4Hatchlands Primary£7,692
#5St John's Primary School£6,590
#6Merstham Primary School£6,503
#7Kingswood Primary School£6,341
#8Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School£6,319

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery£9,061
#2Manorfield Primary and Nursery School£8,363
#3St Matthew's CofE Primary School£7,846
#4Hatchlands Primary£7,692
#5St John's Primary School£6,590
#6Merstham Primary School£6,503
#7Kingswood Primary School£6,341
#8Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School£6,319
#9Sandcross Primary School£6,311
#10Reigate Parish Church Primary School£6,265
#11Westvale Park Primary Academy£6,113
#12Salfords Primary School and Nursery£6,025
#13Langshott Primary School£5,970
#14Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery£5,893
#15Wray Common Primary School£5,741
#16St Anne's Catholic Primary School£5,610
#17Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School£5,584
#18St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£5,409
#19Woodmansterne Primary School£5,405
#20Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres£2,464
#21Furzefield Primary Academy£2,277

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