The Mead Infant and Nursery School
Newbury Gardens, Ewell, Epsom, KT19 0QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Creasey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bourne Education Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 344
- Pupils on roll
- 292
- URN
- 149426
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083930966
About this school
The Mead Infant and Nursery School is a primary academy in Epsom. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 292 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Mead Infant 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How The Mead Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 322 |
| 2023/24 | 312 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Mead Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.6% | 5% | 292 | — |
| Auriol Junior School | 74% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 342 | 0.1 miles |
| Cuddington Community Primary School | 68% | 6% | 17.8% | 182 | 0.2 miles |
| Cheam Common Infants' Academy | — | 4.6% | 5.9% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
| Cheam Common Junior Academy | 90% | 3.8% | 8.6% | 512 | 0.7 miles |
| Meadow Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 8.8% | 585 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report27 January 2026
- 16 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.59%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Auriol Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Epsom
-
Cuddington Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Worcester Park
-
Cheam Common Infants' Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Worcester Park
-
Cheam Common Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Worcester Park
-
Meadow Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Epsom
Other schools in Epsom
- Auriol Junior School Primary
- Danetree Primary School Primary
- Epsom Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Nonsuch Primary School Primary
- Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA Primary
- Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery Primary
- Southfield Park Primary School Primary
- St Clement's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Martin's Church of England Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Mead Infant and Nursery School teach?
- The Mead Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Epsom.
- Who is the headteacher of The Mead Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of The Mead Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Tracy Creasey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Mead Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Mead Infant 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 The Mead Infant and Nursery School?
- The Mead Infant and Nursery School has 292 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is The Mead Infant and Nursery School full?
- The Mead Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 344 pupils and 292 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 The Mead Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. The Mead Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Mead Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Mead Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is The Mead Infant and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- The Mead Infant 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 The Mead Infant and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists The Mead Infant and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is The Mead Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- The Mead Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Mead Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Mead Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.