Maple Infants' School

Maple Infants’ School continues to be recognized as a good school following its latest inspection in September 2023. The school is characterized by high aspirations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils engage positively in their learning, benefitting from a well-structured curriculum that builds on early years foundations and prepares them effectively for future educational transitions. Parents appreciate the nurturing environment and supportive community that the school fosters, indicating strong partnerships between the school and families.

Strengths

• Leaders have high aspirations for all pupils.
• Staff inspire curiosity and foster a love for learning.
• The curriculum is well-designed and progressively builds pupils' knowledge.
• Strong emphasis on early reading and effective phonics teaching.
• Pupils are supported well when learning key vocabulary.
• The school offers diverse extracurricular opportunities.
• There is a strong culture of safeguarding and positive behaviour.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers occasionally do not adapt learning effectively for pupils with SEND, limiting their development.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Maple Infants' School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Maple Infants' School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Maple Infants' School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.7% of pupils at Maple Infants' School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Maple Infants' School received £7,313 and spent £7,545 for each of its 275 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £34,000 (£124 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Maple Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Maple Infants' School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Maple Infants' School last inspected by Ofsted?

Maple Infants' School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Maple Infants' School have?

Maple Infants' School has 284 pupils on roll.

What age range does Maple Infants' School cover?

Maple Infants' School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Maple Infants' School?

Maple Infants' School is at Maple Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4AL.