Sythwood Primary and Nursery School

Woking · GU21 3AX

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 487 pupils, 39.2% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Sythwood Primary and Nursery School

General Information

Address: Sythwood, Horsell, Woking, GU21 3AX – View on map
Phone: 01483770063
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Matheson
Age range: 2-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 35 families put it first for 50 places – 7 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 50 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 7 · 2026 7
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

487 pupils out of 510 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 177
% eligible for free school meals: 39.2%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Woking average)
English as an additional language: 49% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.9% a year (Woking 20%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 46% moved to another school, 54% 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.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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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: 12.7%
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

Resourced provision for Visual impairment 7 places · 7 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 25.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 54 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 50 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 14 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Vision impairment: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 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

Ofsted report card May 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 61% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 3 percentage points below the Woking average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 63% against an expected 63%)
3-year average (expected standard): 63%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 78% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 82%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 105
Based on: 83 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 schoolWoking averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 3 percentage points below the Woking average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 10th of 19 junior and primary schools in the area

#9The Hermitage Junior School63%
=10Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery61%
=10Sythwood Primary and Nursery School61%
#12Broadmere Primary Academy59%
#13Maybury Primary School57%

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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

#1St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School90%
#2Byfleet Primary School87%
#3The Marist Catholic Primary School81%
#4St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking77%
#5Kingfield Primary School73%
#6Beaufort Primary School68%
#7West Byfleet Junior School67%
#8Pyrford Church of England Primary School65%
#9The Hermitage Junior School63%
=10Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery61%
=10Sythwood Primary and Nursery School61%
#12Broadmere Primary Academy59%
#13Maybury Primary School57%
#14Westfield Primary School56%
=15Goldsworth Primary School55%
=15New Monument Primary Academy55%
#17Brookwood Primary School53%
=18Knaphill Junior School46%
=18St John's Primary School46%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,218 (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.

5th of 16 primary schools in Woking for spending per pupil

#3Goldsworth Primary School£7,243
#4Maybury Primary School£7,228
#5Sythwood Primary and Nursery School£7,218
#6Broadmere Primary Academy£6,823
#7Byfleet Primary School£6,598

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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 Primary School£8,272
#2Kingfield Primary School£7,521
#3Goldsworth Primary School£7,243
#4Maybury Primary School£7,228
#5Sythwood Primary and Nursery School£7,218
#6Broadmere Primary Academy£6,823
#7Byfleet Primary School£6,598
#8Beaufort Primary School£6,496
#9New Monument Primary Academy£6,372
#10Brookwood Primary School£6,331
#11Westfield Primary School£6,002
#12Pyrford Church of England Primary School£6,002
#13St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School£5,995
#14Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery£5,787
#15St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking£5,660
#16The Marist Catholic Primary School£5,634

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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