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The Vale Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
84-92 Beaconsfield Road, Epsom KT18 6HP · thevaleprimary.org · 01372 273639
On the mapSearch near KT18 6HP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- 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
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 191
- 80% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.6%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Glf Schools
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, 22 families put the school first and 22 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 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 19 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | 13 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131991)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Vale Primary School and Nursery was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131991), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131991)
Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131991)
Oct 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131991)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 65
- 38% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (18%) with SEND