Banstead Community Junior School
The Horseshoe, Banstead, SM7 2BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Samantha Bowry
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 278
- URN
- 125023
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737351788
About this school
Banstead Community Junior School is a community primary school in Banstead. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 278 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Banstead Community Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 82 | 79 | 82 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 61% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 81% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 77% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 77% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Banstead Community Junior 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 | 63% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 331 |
| 2023/24 | 310 |
| 2024/25 | 314 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Banstead Community Junior School compares
Banstead Community Junior School ranked 164th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.6% | 18.8% | 278 | — |
| Banstead Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.4% | 11.5% | 240 | 0.1 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 5.5% | 8.7% | 406 | 0.3 miles |
| Warren Mead Junior School | 70% | 4.4% | 9.2% | 250 | 0.9 miles |
| Warren Mead Infant School | — | 3.3% | 7.2% | 200 | 0.9 miles |
| Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery | 62% | 5.4% | 27.7% | 267 | 1.3 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
- 14 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report23 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.79%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.62%
- Persistent absence
- 9.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Banstead Infant School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Banstead
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Banstead
-
Warren Mead Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Banstead
-
Warren Mead Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Banstead
-
Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Epsom
Other schools in Banstead
- Banstead Infant School and Nursery Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Warren Mead Infant School Primary
- Warren Mead Junior School Primary
- Woodmansterne Primary School Primary
- The Beacon School Secondary
- Banstead Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Banstead Community Junior School teach?
- Banstead Community Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Banstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Banstead Community Junior School?
- The headteacher of Banstead Community Junior School is Miss Samantha Bowry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Banstead Community Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Banstead Community Junior 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 Banstead Community Junior School?
- Banstead Community Junior School has 278 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Banstead Community Junior School full?
- Banstead Community Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 278 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Banstead Community Junior School a faith school?
- No. Banstead Community Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Banstead Community Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Banstead Community Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Banstead Community Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Banstead Community Junior School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Banstead Community Junior School ranked 164th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Banstead Community Junior School's absence rate?
- Banstead Community Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Banstead Community Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Banstead Community Junior 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.