Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School
The Bence, Rosemary Lane, Egham, TW20 8QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Joseph Blaney
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 125174
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932562329
About this school
Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Egham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thorpe CofE Aided 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 25 | 24 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 67% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% | 71% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 36% | 75% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 79% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Thorpe CofE Aided 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 | 28% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School compares
Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School ranked 198th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 6.4% | 17.9% | 195 | — |
| St Ann's Heath Junior School | 69% | 4.7% | 17.6% | 231 | 1.1 miles |
| Thorpe Lea Primary School | 53% | 6.1% | 33.3% | 237 | 1.2 miles |
| Manorcroft Primary School | 64% | 4.4% | 16.1% | 410 | 1.3 miles |
| Pyrcroft Grange Primary School | 71% | 4.9% | 28.7% | 250 | 1.4 miles |
| Hythe Primary School | 56% | 5.2% | 27.6% | 444 | 1.5 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)
- 17.86%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.37%
- Persistent absence
- 16.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Ann's Heath Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Virginia Water
-
Thorpe Lea Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Egham
-
Manorcroft Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Egham
-
Pyrcroft Grange Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Chertsey
-
Hythe Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Staines
Other schools in Egham
Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Egham.
- Manorcroft Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Jude's Church of England Junior School Primary
- Thorpe Lea Primary School Primary
- Egham Park School Ltd Special schools
- St Peter's Centre Academies
- ACS Egham International School Independent schools
- T A S I S Independent schools
- Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Universities
Common questions
- What ages does Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School teach?
- Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Egham.
- Who is the headteacher of Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School is Mr Joseph Blaney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thorpe CofE Aided 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 Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School?
- Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School full?
- Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 on roll (93%), 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 Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Guildford.
- Does Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 28% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School ranked 198th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thorpe CofE Aided 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.