Powell Corderoy Primary School

Mole Valley · RH4 3DF

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 196 pupils, 6.6% FSM

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Powell Corderoy Primary School

General Information

Address: Longfield Road, Dorking, RH4 3DF – View on map
Phone: 01306883373
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Richard Darke
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 24 families put it first for 30 places – 8 for every 10 places. 96% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2025 9 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

196 pupils out of 210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 13
% eligible for free school meals: 6.6%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Mole Valley average)
English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 34% a year (Mole Valley 21%, 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 (one year, 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: 5.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.9%
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: 18.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 11 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils

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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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: 70% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Mole Valley average (68%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 72% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 72%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 83% · Writing 77% · Maths 80% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 77%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 106
Based on: 30 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 schoolMole Valley averageEngland↘ Falling Down 13 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Mole Valley average (68%).

Year 6 SATs: 5th of 12 junior and primary schools in the area

#3The Greville Primary School75%
#4Oakfield Junior School73%
#5Powell Corderoy Primary School70%
=6Charlwood Village Primary School67%
=6Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School67%

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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

#1Great Bookham School96%
#2St Martin's CofE Primary School76%
#3The Greville Primary School75%
#4Oakfield Junior School73%
#5Powell Corderoy Primary School70%
=6Charlwood Village Primary School67%
=6Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School67%
#8West Ashtead Primary Academy66%
#9Eastwick Junior School64%
#10Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery61%
#11The Weald CofE Primary School54%
#12St John's Church of England Primary School33%

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5th of 9 primary schools in Mole Valley for Ofsted rating

#3Leatherhead Trinity School and NurseryGood
#4North Downs Primary SchoolGood
#5Powell Corderoy Primary SchoolGood
#6St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7St Joseph's Catholic 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.

Rank School Score

#1St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Charlwood Village Primary SchoolGood
#3Leatherhead Trinity School and NurseryGood
#4North Downs Primary SchoolGood
#5Powell Corderoy Primary SchoolGood
#6St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#8St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#9The Greville Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,124 (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.

8th of 11 primary schools in Mole Valley for spending per pupil

#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

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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

#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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