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Burpham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Burpham Lane, Burpham, Guildford GU4 7LZ · burpham.surrey.sch.uk · 01483 572510
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- 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
- 427
- 99% of 432 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.2%
- First language not English
- 20.8%
- 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, 50 families put the school first and 54 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 | 54 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 51 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125299)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 June 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Burpham Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 125299), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125299)
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125299)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (143 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 143
- 33% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (20%) with SEND