West Ashtead Primary School
Taleworth Road, Ashtead, KT21 2PX
This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).
It was replaced by West Ashtead Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Hall
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 261
- URN
- 125026
- Local authority
- Surrey
About this school
West Ashtead Primary School was a community primary school in Ashtead. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 261 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
West Ashtead Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 |
| Writing progress | -2.50 |
| Maths progress | +0.70 |
How West Ashtead Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 55% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 14.6% | 261 | — |
| West Ashtead Primary Academy | 66% | 6.8% | 24.1% | 266 | 0.0 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 433 | 0.4 miles |
| St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School | — | 5.1% | 13% | 50 | 0.7 miles |
| Barnett Wood Infant School | — | 4.4% | 4.7% | 139 | 0.7 miles |
| Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery | 61% | 5.2% | 39.7% | 350 | 0.9 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.6%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Ashtead Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Ashtead
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
-
St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashtead
-
Barnett Wood Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashtead
-
Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
Other schools in Ashtead
- Barnett Wood Infant School Primary
- St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School Primary
- The Greville Primary School Primary
- West Ashtead Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does West Ashtead Primary School teach?
- West Ashtead Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Ashtead.
- Has West Ashtead Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected West Ashtead 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 big is West Ashtead Primary School?
- West Ashtead Primary School had 261 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- What are West Ashtead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Ashtead 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 12 September 2023.