SCHOOL PROFILE

Burstow Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 150653
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 416 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

Latest published outcome No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 385 359 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 183 47.5% of pupils
Male pupils 202 52.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.6%
2.2 pts below England
School 22.6%
Tandridge 12.1%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.5%
13.8 pts below England
School 6.5%
Tandridge 4.0%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.8%
0.2 pts below England
School 0.8%
Tandridge 1.4%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
68.6%
264
Traveller of Irish heritage
9.4%
36
Gypsy / Roma
5.7%
22
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
12
Any other White background
2.9%
11
African
1.8%
7
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 22.6% 87 of 385 pupils
1.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.6%
Tandridge 23.8%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.7% 72 pupils
England 14.8% 3.9 pts above
EHC plans 3.9% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 25
No specialist assessment yet 22
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Speech, language & communication 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Physical disability 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

51.0% 9.4 pts below England
School 51.0%
Tandridge 66.5%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Tandridge 80.3%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

55.0%

15.3 pts below England

School 55.0%
Tandridge 75.4%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Tandridge 81.3%
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

7.47%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.25 pts higher than England
School 7.47%
Tandridge 6.38%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.31%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.50 pts higher than England
School 22.31%
Tandridge 16.59%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.65%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.15 pts lower than England
School 1.65%
Tandridge 1.88%
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

92.5% 4.4 pts above England
Burstow Primary School
92.5%
Tandridge
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