SCHOOL PROFILE

Burpham Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 150036
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 432 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

25 June 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Surrey
Trust LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 427 427 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 206 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 221 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.2%
16.6 pts below England
School 8.2%
Guildford 10.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

20.8%
0.5 pts above England
School 20.8%
Guildford 12.9%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.9%
4.9 pts above England
School 5.9%
Guildford 3.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
59.7%
255
Any other White background
12.4%
53
Any other Mixed background
6.8%
29
Chinese
4.2%
18
White and Asian
3.7%
16
Indian
3.0%
13
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 22.3% 95 of 427 pupils
1.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.3%
Guildford 21.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.7% 67 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts above
EHC plans 6.6% 28 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 30
Moderate learning difficulty 27
Speech, language & communication 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Hearing impairment 3
Specific learning difficulty 3

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

80.0% 19.6 pts above England
School 80.0%
Guildford 58.5%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

98.0%

24.2 pts above England

School 98.0%
Guildford 69.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

87.0%

16.7 pts above England

School 87.0%
Guildford 66.6%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

90.0%

18.0 pts above England

School 90.0%
Guildford 68.0%
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

4.14%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.08 pts lower than England
School 4.14%
Guildford 6.06%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.83%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.99 pts lower than England
School 4.83%
Guildford 14.72%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.07%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.73 pts lower than England
School 1.07%
Guildford 2.00%
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

98.8% 10.7 pts above England
Burpham Primary School
98.8%
Guildford
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