Sythwood Primary and Nursery School
Sythwood, Horsell, Woking, GU21 3AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Nicola Matheson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bourne Education Trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 510
- Pupils on roll
- 487
- URN
- 140509
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483770063
About this school
Sythwood Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Woking. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 487 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sythwood Primary and Nursery 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 83 | 73 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 67% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 85% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 88% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 84% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Sythwood Primary and Nursery 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 | 60% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 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 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 602 |
| 2023/24 | 569 |
| 2024/25 | 527 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sythwood Primary and Nursery School compares
Sythwood Primary and Nursery School ranked 146th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.8% | 34.9% | 487 | — |
| Horsell CofE Junior School | — | — | — | 354 | 0.4 miles |
| The Horsell Village School | — | 3.9% | 4.2% | 258 | 0.5 miles |
| Goldsworth Primary School | 55% | 4.7% | 11.7% | 624 | 0.6 miles |
| Beaufort Primary School | 68% | 4.9% | 17.1% | 469 | 0.6 miles |
| St John's Primary School | 46% | 6.2% | 34.3% | 248 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.93%
- English as an additional language
- 55.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.79%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Horsell CofE Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Woking
-
The Horsell Village School0.5 miles
Primary · Woking
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Goldsworth Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Woking
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Beaufort Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Woking
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St John's Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Woking
Other schools in Woking
Sythwood Primary and Nursery School ranks 9th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Woking.
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beaufort Primary School Primary
- Bisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadmere Primary Academy Primary
- Brookwood Primary School Primary
- Goldsworth Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Horsell CofE Junior School Primary
- Kingfield Primary School Primary
- Knaphill Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Knaphill Junior School Primary
- Maybury Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sythwood Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Sythwood Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Woking.
- Who is the head of school of Sythwood Primary and Nursery School?
- The head of school of Sythwood Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Nicola Matheson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sythwood Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sythwood Primary and Nursery 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 Sythwood Primary and Nursery School?
- Sythwood Primary and Nursery School has 487 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Sythwood Primary and Nursery School full?
- Sythwood Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 510 pupils and 487 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sythwood Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Sythwood Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sythwood Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sythwood Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Sythwood Primary and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Sythwood Primary and Nursery School is part of BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Sythwood Primary and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Sythwood Primary and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sythwood Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sythwood Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Sythwood Primary and Nursery School ranked 146th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sythwood Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Sythwood Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sythwood Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sythwood Primary and Nursery 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 15 July 2026.