Thorpe Lea Primary School

Runnymede · TW20 8DY

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 237 pupils, 33% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Thorpe Lea Primary School

General Information

Address: Huntingfield Way, Thorpe Lea, Egham, TW20 8DY – View on map
Phone: 01784456398
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Adam Collin
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 21 families put it first for 30 places – 7 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 30 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 12 · 2024 9 · 2025 7 · 2026 7
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

237 pupils out of 262 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 74
% eligible for free school meals: 33.0%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Runnymede average)
English as an additional language: 20% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 24.8% a year (Runnymede 19.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 39% moved to another school, 61% 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

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: 6.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.8%
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: 13.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 18 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
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

Ofsted report card March 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: 53% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 13 percentage points below the Runnymede average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 46% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 46%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 77% · Writing 70% · Maths 63% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 73%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 102
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 schoolRunnymede averageEngland↗ Improving Up 24 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 13 percentage points below the Runnymede average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: 16th of 18 junior and primary schools in the area

=14Hythe Primary School56%
=14Stepgates Community School56%
#16Thorpe Lea Primary School53%
#17Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School50%
#18Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School44%

Click to see the full ranking

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 Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School90%
#2New Haw Community Junior School81%
#3Holy Family Catholic Primary School79%
#4St Anne's Catholic Primary School73%
#5Pyrcroft Grange Primary School71%
=6Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Junior School69%
=6Sayes Court School69%
=6St Ann's Heath Junior School69%
#9Darley Dene Primary School67%
#10Manorcroft Primary School64%
=11Ongar Place Primary School59%
=11St Jude's Church of England Junior School59%
#13St Paul's CofE Primary School58%
=14Hythe Primary School56%
=14Stepgates Community School56%
#16Thorpe Lea Primary School53%
#17Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School50%
#18Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School44%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,404 (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.

10th of 15 primary schools in Runnymede for spending per pupil

#8Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School£7,170
#9St Paul's CofE Primary School£6,413
#10Thorpe Lea Primary School£6,404
#11Sayes Court School£6,158
#12Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,087

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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

#1Meadowcroft Community Primary School£9,018
#2Ongar Place Primary School£8,136
#3Stepgates Community School£8,064
#4Darley Dene Primary School£7,921
#5Pyrcroft Grange Primary School£7,916
#6Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School£7,886
#7Hythe Primary School£7,620
#8Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School£7,170
#9St Paul's CofE Primary School£6,413
#10Thorpe Lea Primary School£6,404
#11Sayes Court School£6,158
#12Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,087
#13St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School£5,879
#14Manorcroft Primary School£5,863
#15St Anne's Catholic Primary School£5,651

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

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