North Downs Primary School

General Information

Address: Wheelers Lane, Brockham, Betchworth, RH3 7LA
Phone: 01737843384
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Jane Douglass
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 383
School capacity: 436
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 35
% eligible for free school meals: 9.1%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

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Pupils on SEN Support: 10.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

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Ranked #3 of 7 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#1St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Charlwood Village Primary SchoolGood
#3North Downs Primary SchoolGood
#4Powell Corderoy Primary SchoolGood
#5St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood

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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.

#1St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Charlwood Village Primary SchoolGood
#3North Downs Primary SchoolGood
#4Powell Corderoy Primary SchoolGood
#5St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#7The Greville Primary SchoolGood

Financials

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Spending per pupil: £2,642 (2024-25)

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Ranked #11 of 11 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#9The Greville Primary School£5,932
#10St Paul's CofE Primary School£5,073
#11North Downs Primary School£2,642

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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.

#1St John's Church of England Primary School£8,105
#2Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery£7,956
#3West Ashtead Primary Academy£7,722
#4Charlwood Village Primary School£7,358
#5Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School£7,230
#6Great Bookham School£6,764
#7St Martin's CofE Primary School£6,503
#8Powell Corderoy Primary School£6,124
#9The Greville Primary School£5,932
#10St Paul's CofE Primary School£5,073
#11North Downs Primary School£2,642

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