West Ashtead Primary Academy

Mole Valley · KT21 2PX

General information Primary School · 0-11 years Who goes here 266 pupils, 26.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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West Ashtead Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Taleworth Road, Ashtead, KT21 2PX – View on map
Phone: 01372272082
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Wells
Age range: 0-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 23 families put it first for 23 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: 2024 10 · 2025 11 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

266 pupils out of 330 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 60
% eligible for free school meals: 26.1%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the Mole Valley average)
English as an additional language: 14% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 13.2% a year (Mole Valley 21%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 2 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

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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: 6.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.8%
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: 14.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 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 January 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

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: 66% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 20% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Mole Valley average (68%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 67% against an expected 63%)
3-year average (expected standard): 67%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 80% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 73%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 106
Based on: 41 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→ 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 in line with the Mole Valley average (68%).

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

=6Charlwood Village Primary School67%
=6Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School67%
#8West Ashtead Primary Academy66%
#9Eastwick Junior School64%
#10Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery61%

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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%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,722 (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.

3rd of 11 primary schools in Mole Valley for spending per pupil

#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

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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

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

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