SCHOOL PROFILE

West Ashtead Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 149627
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 330 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 0 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

27 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Surrey
Trust LEO ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 266 230 full-time · 36 part-time
Female pupils 130 48.9% of pupils
Male pupils 136 51.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.9%
1.1 pts above England
School 25.9%
Mole Valley 11.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.5%
6.8 pts below England
School 13.5%
Mole Valley 6.7%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

13.5%
12.5 pts above England
School 13.5%
Mole Valley 2.5%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
76.3%
203
Any other White background
5.6%
15
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
6
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
6
Any other Asian background
1.9%
5
Indian
1.9%
5
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 18.1% 48 of 266 pupils
2.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.1%
Mole Valley 24.5%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.3% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.8% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Specific learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
No specialist assessment yet 1

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

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Mole Valley 57.3%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Mole Valley 68.9%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Mole Valley 64.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
Mole Valley 65.4%
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

6.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.57 pts higher than England
School 6.78%
Mole Valley 7.49%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.79%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.03 pts lower than England
School 15.79%
Mole Valley 17.56%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.75%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.05 pts lower than England
School 1.75%
Mole Valley 3.41%
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

80.6% 7.6 pts below England
West Ashtead Primary Academy
80.6%
Mole Valley
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