The Vale Primary School and Nursery

Epsom and Ewell · KT18 6HP

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 191 pupils, 11.6% FSM

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The Vale Primary School and Nursery

General Information

Address: 84-92 Beaconsfield Road, Epsom, KT18 6HP – View on map
Phone: 01372273639
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Leyland
Age range: 2-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 22 families put it first for 22 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 8 · 2025 8 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

191 pupils out of 240 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 22
% eligible for free school meals: 11.6%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Epsom and Ewell average)
English as an additional language: 7% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.1% a year (Epsom and Ewell 18.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 40% moved to another school, 60% 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

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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: 5.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.1%
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: 10.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 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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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 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: 64% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 21% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 4 percentage points below the Epsom and Ewell average (68%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 63% against an expected 61%)
3-year average (expected standard): 63%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 68% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 71%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 103
Based on: 28 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 schoolEpsom and Ewell 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 4 percentage points below the Epsom and Ewell average (68%).

Year 6 SATs: 8th of 12 junior and primary schools in the area

=5Stamford Green Primary School and Nursery70%
#7Cuddington Community Primary School68%
#8The Vale Primary School and Nursery64%
#9St Martin's Church of England Junior School63%
#10West Ewell Primary School and Nursery59%

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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

#1Wallace Fields Junior School76%
#2Auriol Junior School74%
=3Meadow Primary School72%
=3St Joseph's Catholic Primary School72%
=5Danetree Primary School70%
=5Stamford Green Primary School and Nursery70%
#7Cuddington Community Primary School68%
#8The Vale Primary School and Nursery64%
#9St Martin's Church of England Junior School63%
#10West Ewell Primary School and Nursery59%
#11Epsom Primary and Nursery School55%
#12Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA52%

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8th of 9 primary schools in Epsom and Ewell for Ofsted rating

#6Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VAGood
#7Southfield Park Primary SchoolGood
#8The Vale Primary School and NurseryGood
#9West Ewell Primary School and 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

#1Danetree Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Cuddington Community Primary SchoolGood
#4Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#5Meadow Primary SchoolGood
#6Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VAGood
#7Southfield Park Primary SchoolGood
#8The Vale Primary School and NurseryGood
#9West Ewell Primary School and NurseryGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,506 (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 11 primary schools in Epsom and Ewell for spending per pupil

#4West Ewell Primary School and Nursery£6,999
#5Stamford Green Primary School and Nursery£6,674
#6The Vale Primary School and Nursery£6,506
#7St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,286
#8Danetree Primary School£5,375

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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

#1Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA£11,059
#2Epsom Primary and Nursery School£7,630
#3Cuddington Community Primary School£7,070
#4West Ewell Primary School and Nursery£6,999
#5Stamford Green Primary School and Nursery£6,674
#6The Vale Primary School and Nursery£6,506
#7St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,286
#8Danetree Primary School£5,375
#9Meadow Primary School£5,149
#10Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School£4,796
#11St Clement's Catholic Primary School£1,668

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