Park Mead Primary
Park Drive, Park Mead Estate, Cranleigh, GU6 7HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil McAuliffe
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 125293
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483274315
About this school
Park Mead Primary is a foundation primary school in Cranleigh. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 423 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Park Mead Primary, 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 58 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 60% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 73% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 75% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 70% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Park Mead Primary 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 | 47% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 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 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park Mead Primary compares
Park Mead Primary ranked 158th 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 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.2% | 13.1% | 423 | — |
| St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 10.1% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Cranleigh Church of England Primary School | 21% | 9.3% | 25.8% | 182 | 0.8 miles |
| Ewhurst CofE Aided Infant School | — | 5.2% | 14.6% | 46 | 1.4 miles |
| Peaslake Free School | — | 5.3% | 0% | 23 | 3.8 miles |
| Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School | 83% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 212 | 4.0 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)
- 13.06%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 8.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cranleigh
-
Cranleigh Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Ewhurst CofE Aided Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Ewhurst
-
Peaslake Free School3.8 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Guildford
Other schools in Cranleigh
- St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School Primary
- Glebelands School Secondary
- St Joseph's Specialist Trust Special schools
- Cranleigh School Independent schools
- Duke of Kent School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Park Mead Primary teach?
- Park Mead Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cranleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Park Mead Primary?
- The headteacher of Park Mead Primary is Mr Neil McAuliffe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Park Mead Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park Mead Primary, 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 Park Mead Primary?
- Park Mead Primary has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Park Mead Primary full?
- Park Mead Primary has capacity for 420 pupils and 423 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Park Mead Primary a faith school?
- No. Park Mead Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Park Mead Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Park Mead Primary as having no nursery classes.
- How have Park Mead Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% 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 Park Mead Primary compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Park Mead Primary ranked 158th 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 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park Mead Primary's absence rate?
- Park Mead Primary's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park Mead Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park Mead Primary'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.