Walton Oak Primary School
Walton Oak Primary School, Ambleside Avenue, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 3LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LUMEN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sian McCarthy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lumen Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 146682
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932259604
About this school
Walton Oak Primary School is a primary academy in Walton-on-Thames. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 421 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walton Oak Primary 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 70 | 50 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 60% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 78% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 72% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 68% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Walton Oak 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 | 61% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 453 |
| 2023/24 | 428 |
| 2024/25 | 441 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walton Oak Primary School compares
Walton Oak Primary School ranked 87th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.5% | 34.6% | 421 | — |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School | 90% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 412 | 0.7 miles |
| Ashley Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 574 | 0.8 miles |
| Bell Farm Primary School | 72% | 4.8% | 21.6% | 649 | 0.8 miles |
| Grovelands Primary School | 78% | 6.9% | 31.8% | 482 | 0.8 miles |
| Burhill Primary School | 58% | 6.1% | 12.3% | 545 | 1.3 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)
- 34.55%
- English as an additional language
- 26.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 14.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hersham
-
Ashley Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Walton-on-Thames
-
Bell Farm Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Walton-on-Thames
-
Grovelands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Walton on Thames
-
Burhill Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hersham
Other schools in Walton-on-Thames
- Ashley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bell Farm Primary School Primary
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames Secondary
- Three Rivers Academy Secondary
- Ashley Park School Special schools
- Hopescourt School Free Schools
- North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- Walton Leigh School Academies
- The Danesfield Manor School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Walton Oak Primary School teach?
- Walton Oak Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Walton-on-Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Walton Oak Primary School?
- The headteacher of Walton Oak Primary School is Mrs Sian McCarthy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walton Oak Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walton Oak 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 many pupils are at Walton Oak Primary School?
- Walton Oak Primary School has 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Walton Oak Primary School full?
- Walton Oak Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 421 on roll (88%), 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 Walton Oak Primary School a faith school?
- No. Walton Oak Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walton Oak Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Walton Oak Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Walton Oak Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Walton Oak Primary School is part of LUMEN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Walton Oak Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walton Oak Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Walton Oak Primary School ranked 87th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walton Oak Primary School's absence rate?
- Walton Oak Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walton Oak Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walton Oak 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 2026.