West Ashtead Primary Academy
Taleworth Road, Ashtead, KT21 2PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEO ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Wells
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- LEO Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 149627
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372272082
About this school
West Ashtead Primary Academy is a primary academy in Ashtead. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 266 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
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 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 |
Trends over time
How West Ashtead Primary Academy 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 | — | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Ashtead Primary Academy compares
West Ashtead Primary Academy ranked 112th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.8% | 24.1% | 266 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 433 | 0.4 miles |
| St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School | — | 5.1% | 13% | 50 | 0.7 miles |
| Barnett Wood Infant School | — | 4.4% | 4.7% | 139 | 0.7 miles |
| Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery | 61% | 5.2% | 39.7% | 350 | 0.9 miles |
| The Greville Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 11.2% | 650 | 0.9 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)
- 24.05%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.78%
- Persistent absence
- 15.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
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St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashtead
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Barnett Wood Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashtead
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Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
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The Greville Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ashtead
Other schools in Ashtead
- Barnett Wood Infant School Primary
- St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School Primary
- The Greville Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does West Ashtead Primary Academy teach?
- West Ashtead Primary Academy teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashtead.
- Who is the headteacher of West Ashtead Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of West Ashtead Primary Academy is Mrs Sarah Wells, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was West Ashtead Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Ashtead Primary Academy, 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 West Ashtead Primary Academy?
- West Ashtead Primary Academy has 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is West Ashtead Primary Academy full?
- West Ashtead Primary Academy has capacity for 330 pupils and 266 on roll (81%), 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 West Ashtead Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. West Ashtead Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does West Ashtead Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records West Ashtead Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs West Ashtead Primary Academy?
- West Ashtead Primary Academy is part of LEO ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have West Ashtead Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2023/24 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Ashtead Primary Academy rank locally?
- West Ashtead Primary Academy ranked 112th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Ashtead Primary Academy's absence rate?
- West Ashtead Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Ashtead Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Ashtead Primary Academy'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.