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Bell Farm Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Hersham Road, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames KT12 5NB · bell-farm.co.uk · 01932 224009
On the mapSearch near KT12 5NB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Surrey 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 649
- 94% of 693 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 71 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 71 | 61 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 87 | 76 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 88 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 75 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 96 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% the higher standard. Across Surrey it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Bell Farm Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Oct 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (135 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 135
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (21%) with SEND