SCHOOL PROFILE

St Martin's Church of England Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 149003
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 March 2025
Latest published outcome Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Surrey
Trust ENLIGHTEN LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 358 358 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 180 50.3% of pupils
Male pupils 178 49.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.0%
12.8 pts below England
School 12.0%
Epsom and Ewell 10.2%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

33.5%
13.2 pts above England
School 33.5%
Epsom and Ewell 19.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.2%
3.2 pts above England
School 4.2%
Epsom and Ewell 2.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
58.1%
208
Any other White background
12.3%
44
Any other Mixed background
8.1%
29
White and Asian
4.5%
16
Chinese
3.1%
11
African
2.8%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.0% 61 of 358 pupils
3.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.0%
Epsom and Ewell 16.8%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.1% 47 pupils
England 14.8% 1.7 pts below
EHC plans 3.9% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Specific learning difficulty 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
Epsom and Ewell 61.2%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Epsom and Ewell 75.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Epsom and Ewell 68.6%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
Epsom and Ewell 73.3%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.80%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.42 pts lower than England
School 4.80%
Epsom and Ewell 5.47%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.29%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.53 pts lower than England
School 9.29%
Epsom and Ewell 12.01%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
Epsom and Ewell 1.36%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.4% 11.3 pts above England
St Martin's Church of England Junior School
99.4%
Epsom and Ewell
91.9%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information