Claygate Primary School
Foley Road, Claygate, Esher, KT10 0NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Ember Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sandra Cunningham
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 362
- URN
- 125108
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372465348
About this school
Claygate Primary School is a foundation primary school in Esher. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 362 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 51 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 78% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 90% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 88% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 92% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Claygate 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 | 77% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 353 |
| 2024/25 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Claygate Primary School compares
Claygate Primary School ranked 25th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% 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 | 80% | 4.8% | 9.3% | 362 | — |
| Esher Church School | 78% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 400 | 0.9 miles |
| Lovelace Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 16.2% | 530 | 1.2 miles |
| Ellingham Primary School | 74% | 7.1% | 30.2% | 276 | 1.4 miles |
| Hinchley Wood Primary School | 78% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 624 | 1.5 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.3% | 8.9% | 209 | 1.9 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.32%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 10.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Esher Church School0.9 miles
Primary · Esher
-
Lovelace Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chessington
-
Ellingham Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Chessington
-
Hinchley Wood Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Esher
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Chessington
Other schools in Esher
- Cranmere Primary School Primary
- Esher Church School Primary
- Hinchley Wood Primary School Primary
- Esher Church of England High School Secondary
- Hinchley Wood School Secondary
- Milbourne Lodge School Independent schools
- Rowan Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Claygate Primary School teach?
- Claygate Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Esher.
- Who is the headteacher of Claygate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Claygate Primary School is Mrs Sandra Cunningham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Claygate Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Claygate 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 Claygate Primary School?
- Claygate Primary School has 362 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Claygate Primary School full?
- Claygate Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 362 on roll (86%), 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 Claygate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Claygate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Claygate Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Claygate Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Claygate Primary School?
- Claygate Primary School is part of The Ember Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Claygate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Claygate Primary School rank locally?
- Claygate Primary School ranked 25th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% 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 Claygate Primary School's absence rate?
- Claygate 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 Claygate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Claygate 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.