Burhill Primary School
New Berry Lane, Hersham, KT12 4HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Voice Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Adams
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 545
- URN
- 125055
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932225836
About this school
Burhill Primary School is a foundation primary school in Hersham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 545 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 85 | 84 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 51% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 73% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 60% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 68% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Burhill 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 | 51% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 611 |
| 2023/24 | 578 |
| 2024/25 | 548 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burhill Primary School compares
Burhill Primary School ranked 159th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.1% | 12.3% | 545 | — |
| Bell Farm Primary School | 72% | 4.8% | 21.6% | 649 | 0.6 miles |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School | 90% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 412 | 0.8 miles |
| Walton Oak Primary School | 69% | 5.5% | 34.6% | 421 | 1.3 miles |
| Cleves School | 75% | 3.6% | 7% | 717 | 1.3 miles |
| Ashley Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 574 | 1.6 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)
- 12.26%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.13%
- Persistent absence
- 15.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bell Farm Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Walton-on-Thames
-
Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hersham
-
Walton Oak Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Walton-on-Thames
-
Cleves School1.3 miles
Primary · Weybridge
-
Ashley Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Walton-on-Thames
Other schools in Hersham
Common questions
- What year groups does Burhill Primary School teach?
- Burhill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hersham.
- Who is the headteacher of Burhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Burhill Primary School is Mrs Gemma Adams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Burhill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burhill 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 big is Burhill Primary School?
- Burhill Primary School has 545 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Burhill Primary School full?
- Burhill Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 545 on roll (87%), 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 Burhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Burhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Burhill Primary School?
- Burhill Primary School is part of Voice Education Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Burhill 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 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burhill Primary School rank locally?
- Burhill Primary School ranked 159th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Burhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burhill 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.