Bell Farm Primary School
Hersham Road, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Anne Cooper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 693
- Pupils on roll
- 649
- URN
- 125058
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932224009
About this school
Bell Farm Primary School is a community primary school in Walton-on-Thames. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 649 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bell Farm 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 99 | 87 | 104 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 62% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 14% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 74% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 71% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 61% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| 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 Bell Farm 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 | 67% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 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 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 686 |
| 2023/24 | 671 |
| 2024/25 | 683 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bell Farm Primary School compares
Bell Farm Primary School ranked 64th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.8% | 21.6% | 649 | — |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School | 90% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 412 | 0.4 miles |
| Burhill Primary School | 58% | 6.1% | 12.3% | 545 | 0.6 miles |
| Walton Oak Primary School | 69% | 5.5% | 34.6% | 421 | 0.8 miles |
| Ashley Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 574 | 1.1 miles |
| Cleves School | 75% | 3.6% | 7% | 717 | 1.1 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)
- 21.59%
- English as an additional language
- 13.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.79%
- Persistent absence
- 12.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hersham
-
Burhill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hersham
-
Walton Oak Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Walton-on-Thames
-
Ashley Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Walton-on-Thames
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Cleves School1.1 miles
Primary · Weybridge
Other schools in Walton-on-Thames
- Ashley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Walton Oak Primary School Primary
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames Secondary
- Three Rivers Academy Secondary
- Ashley Park School Special schools
- Hopescourt School Free Schools
- North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- Walton Leigh School Academies
- The Danesfield Manor School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Bell Farm Primary School teach?
- Bell Farm Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Walton-on-Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Bell Farm Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bell Farm Primary School is Miss Anne Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bell Farm Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bell Farm 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 Bell Farm Primary School?
- Bell Farm Primary School has 649 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bell Farm Primary School full?
- Bell Farm Primary School has capacity for 693 pupils and 649 on roll (94%), 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 Bell Farm Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bell Farm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bell Farm Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bell Farm Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Bell Farm Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Bell Farm Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bell Farm Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bell Farm Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Bell Farm Primary School ranked 64th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bell Farm Primary School's absence rate?
- Bell Farm Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bell Farm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bell Farm 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 1 July 2026.