Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School
Walton Street, Walton-on-the-Hill, Tadworth, KT20 7RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Laing
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 124939
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737812103
About this school
Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Tadworth. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 69% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 14% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 90% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 83% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 86% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School compares
Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School ranked 29th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 5% | 6.8% | 204 | — |
| Tadworth Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
| Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres | — | — | — | 417 | 1.6 miles |
| The Vale Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 5.6% | 10.2% | 191 | 1.6 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School | 62% | 7.5% | 15.6% | 170 | 1.7 miles |
| Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery | 62% | 5.4% | 27.7% | 267 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 14 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.83%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.97%
- Persistent absence
- 11.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tadworth Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Tadworth
-
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres1.6 miles
Primary · Epsom Downs
-
The Vale Primary School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Epsom
-
Kingswood Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Tadworth
-
Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery2.0 miles
Primary · Epsom
Other schools in Tadworth
- Kingswood Primary School Primary
- Tadworth Primary School Primary
- Papillon House Special schools
- The Children's Trust School Special schools
- The Surrey Teaching Centre Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School teach?
- Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Tadworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School is Mr Richard Laing, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School?
- Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School full?
- Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School ranked 29th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.