Salfords Primary School and Nursery
Copsleigh Avenue, Salfords, Redhill, RH1 5BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Claire Regnard
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- URN
- 142019
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737762940
About this school
Salfords Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Redhill. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 381 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 75 | 47 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 64% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 11% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 83% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 72% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 74% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Salfords Primary School and Nursery 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 | 68% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 396 |
| 2023/24 | 388 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Salfords Primary School and Nursery compares
Salfords Primary School and Nursery ranked 46th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 9% | 28.5% | 381 | — |
| Earlswood Junior School | 74% | 5.2% | 25.5% | 382 | 1.4 miles |
| Dovers Green School | — | 4.9% | 13.1% | 203 | 1.5 miles |
| Earlswood Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.9% | 17% | 372 | 1.5 miles |
| St John's Primary School | 64% | 3.4% | 8.8% | 206 | 1.6 miles |
| Westvale Park Primary Academy | — | 4% | 8.2% | 383 | 1.7 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)
- 28.45%
- English as an additional language
- 19.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.96%
- Persistent absence
- 24.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Earlswood Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Redhill
-
Dovers Green School1.5 miles
Primary · Reigate
-
Earlswood Infant and Nursery School1.5 miles
Primary · Redhill
-
St John's Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Redhill
-
Westvale Park Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Horley
Other schools in Redhill
Salfords Primary School and Nursery ranks 1st of the 9 ranked primary schools in Redhill.
- Bletchingley Village Primary School Primary
- Earlswood Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Earlswood Junior School Primary
- Furzefield Primary Academy Primary
- Hatchlands Primary Primary
- Merstham Primary School Primary
- Nutfield Church CofE Primary School Primary
- St John's Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Primary
- Carrington School Secondary
- Merstham Park School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Salfords Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Salfords Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Redhill.
- Who is the headteacher of Salfords Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Salfords Primary School and Nursery is Headteacher Claire Regnard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Salfords Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Salfords Primary School and Nursery, 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 Salfords Primary School and Nursery?
- Salfords Primary School and Nursery has 381 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Salfords Primary School and Nursery full?
- Salfords Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 450 pupils and 381 on roll (85%), 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 Salfords Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Salfords Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Salfords Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Salfords Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Salfords Primary School and Nursery?
- Salfords Primary School and Nursery is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Salfords Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Salfords Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Salfords Primary School and Nursery ranked 46th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Salfords Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Salfords Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Salfords Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Salfords Primary School and Nursery'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 2 July 2026.