The Weald CofE Primary School
Newdigate Road, Beare Green, Dorking, RH5 4QW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Baguley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Sponsor
- The Good Shepherd Trust
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 346
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 142083
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01306711719
About this school
The Weald CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Dorking. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 144 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 30 | 35 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 60% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 74% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 74% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 69% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 The Weald CofE 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 | 57% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 131 |
| 2023/24 | 132 |
| 2024/25 | 131 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Weald CofE Primary School compares
The Weald CofE Primary School ranked 179th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 3.8% | 17.6% | 144 | — |
| Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School | — | 7.2% | 6.8% | 74 | 1.3 miles |
| Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School | — | 4.2% | 20.3% | 55 | 1.5 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 33% | 8.9% | 38.3% | 210 | 3.0 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | — | 4.8% | 8.3% | 397 | 3.7 miles |
| Powell Corderoy Primary School | 70% | 5.8% | 9.4% | 196 | 3.8 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)
- 17.56%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 8.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
St John's Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
Powell Corderoy Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Dorking
Other schools in Dorking
The Weald CofE Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Dorking.
- Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School Primary
- Powell Corderoy Primary School Primary
- Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School Primary
- Dorking Nursery School Nursery
- The Ashcombe School Secondary
- The Priory Church of England School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Weald CofE Primary School teach?
- The Weald CofE Primary School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Dorking.
- Who is the headteacher of The Weald CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Weald CofE Primary School is Mr James Baguley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Weald CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Weald CofE 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 big is The Weald CofE Primary School?
- The Weald CofE Primary School has 144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is The Weald CofE Primary School full?
- The Weald CofE Primary School has capacity for 346 pupils and 144 on roll (42%), 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 The Weald CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The Weald CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Guildford.
- Does The Weald CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Weald CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Weald CofE Primary School?
- The Weald CofE Primary School is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Weald CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Weald CofE Primary School rank locally?
- The Weald CofE Primary School ranked 179th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Weald CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- The Weald CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Weald CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Weald CofE 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 2 July 2026.