Burstow Primary School
Wheelers Lane, Smallfield, Horley, RH6 9PT
This school is closed (it closed in April 2024).
It was replaced by Burstow Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katrina Turvey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 437
- URN
- 125292
- Local authority
- Surrey
About this school
Burstow Primary School was a foundation primary school in Horley. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 437 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Burstow Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - |
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 Burstow 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 | 51% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 437 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burstow Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 25% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.3% | 21.1% | 437 | — |
| Burstow Primary School | 51% | 7.5% | 21.4% | 385 | 0.0 miles |
| Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School | 77% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 227 | 1.6 miles |
| Langshott Primary School | 74% | 4.6% | 8.1% | 411 | 1.7 miles |
| Horley Infant School | — | 3.7% | 11% | 267 | 2.0 miles |
| Yattendon School | 60% | 4.6% | 14.4% | 388 | 2.1 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.1%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burstow Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Horley
-
Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Horley
-
Langshott Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Horley
-
Horley Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Horley
-
Yattendon School2.1 miles
Primary · Horley
Other schools in Horley
- Burstow Primary School Primary
- Charlwood Village Primary School Primary
- Horley Infant School Primary
- Langshott Primary School Primary
- Manorfield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Meath Green Infant School Primary
- Meath Green Junior School Primary
- Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School Primary
- Westvale Park Primary Academy Primary
- Yattendon School Primary
- Oakwood School Secondary
- Minerva May School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Burstow Primary School teach?
- Burstow Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Horley.
- Has Burstow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Burstow 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 Burstow Primary School?
- Burstow Primary School had 437 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Burstow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Burstow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burstow 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 10 July 2024.