North Downs Primary School
Wheelers Lane, Brockham, Betchworth, RH3 7LA
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by North Downs Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Douglass
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 402
- URN
- 124949
- Local authority
- Surrey
About this school
North Downs Primary School was a community primary school in Betchworth. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 402 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
North Downs Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 64 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 58% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 73% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 59% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 70% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 North Downs 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 | 58% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How North Downs Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.2% | 9.2% | 402 | — |
| North Downs Primary School | — | — | — | 383 | 0.0 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | — | 4.8% | 8.3% | 397 | 1.9 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 33% | 8.9% | 38.3% | 210 | 2.1 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 2.3 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 76% | 5.1% | 12.7% | 364 | 2.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.2%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 12.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Downs Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Betchworth
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
St John's Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Dorking
Other schools in Betchworth
- North Downs Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does North Downs Primary School teach?
- North Downs Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Betchworth.
- Has North Downs Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected North Downs Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at North Downs Primary School?
- North Downs Primary School had 402 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have North Downs Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are North Downs Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Downs 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 8 July 2025.