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Earlswood Infant and Nursery School

Primary Ages 3-7 372 pupils Redhill
Ofsted: Good
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Earlswood Infant and Nursery School is a community school in Redhill for pupils aged 3 to 7. It has 372 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Earlswood Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

Ofsted inspection: May 2024.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-7
Religion Does not apply
Address St John's Road
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 6DZ
Reference Number 124987

General Makeup

Number of pupils 372
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.76%
Girls: 46.24%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 30.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 52 47 99
2 62 53 115

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 57.3%
Indian 8.9%
White, Other 6.7%
Unclassified 5.4%
White & Asian 2.7%
African 2.7%
Pakistani 2.4%
Mixed, Other 2.2%
Asian, Other 2.2%
Caribbean 1.9%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Irish 0.5%

Earlswood Infant and Nursery School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils have a positive attitude towards learning, demonstrating enthusiasm and a strong thirst for knowledge. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to build on prior learning, particularly in crucial subjects like mathematics and science, enabling children to develop a solid foundation for their educational journey. The school's focus on personal development and emotional well-being is commendable, creating a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and valued.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 12 Mar 2024
Date Report
12 Mar 2024 School inspection
17 Jul 2018 Short inspection
21 May 2014 Full inspection:
04 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
04 Dec 2007 Curriculum and development visit
20 Mar 2006 Full inspection:
09 Oct 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils have excellent attitudes towards their learning.
  • The curriculum is broad, interesting, and well-structured from Nursery to Year 2.
  • Teachers effectively teach phonics and foster a love for reading.
  • Pupils are encouraged to contribute to the school community and embody the school's values.
  • The school effectively supports pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some curriculum areas, key knowledge is not fully defined, affecting the continuity of learning.
  • Assessment is not consistently used in all subjects to address learning gaps.

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 35 2
Third Preference 33 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Earlswood Infant and Nursery School had 328 pupils for 360 places. 32 places (8.9%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Earlswood & Salfords Primary” planning area

Surrey counted 183 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 171 in 2029–30, down 7%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 266266266356356356356356356356360360360360360
Pupils 259271300322357355358354350357343318327326328
Unfilled 2.6%0.0%0.0%9.6%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.6%1.7%0.0%4.7%11.7%9.2%9.4%8.9%

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 Earlswood Infant and Nursery School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.6%2.7%2.7%2.7%2.1%2.6%2.6%5.2%4.4%3.7%2.8%
Unauthorised absence 0.6%0.7%0.9%1.2%1.1%1.0%1.4%2.3%2.1%1.4%1.1%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.4%1.2%0.4%0.0%0.8%1.6%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.8%

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, 0.8% of pupils at Earlswood Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.51.90.50.50.90.01.93.61.20.01.80.01.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

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 Earlswood Infant and Nursery School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 14.413.912.411.912.211.911.510.39.712.211.110.39.79.110.59.7
Teachers who left state teaching 13.3%8.6%9.1%17.0%14.2%17.8%16.8%5.3%18.9%10.1%18.9%0.0%3.0%12.4%11.1%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 62.5%40.0%61.1%42.9%40.9%40.0%35.0%50.0%61.5%–30.4%59.1%40.9%50.0%36.0%–
Sick days per teacher 2.01.34.22.01.21.72.62.81.7–0.82.46.02.22.0–

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, 14.5% of pupils at Earlswood Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 19 5
Speech, language and communication needs 21 3
Moderate learning difficulty 12 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 5
No specialist assessment of need 1 0
Physical disability 0 1

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 Earlswood Infant and Nursery School received £7,051 and spent £7,357 for each of its 739 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £255,000 (£345 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £191,000£253,000£319,000£364,000£357,000£426,000£481,000£255,000
per pupil £226£288£362£444£439£540£633£345
In-year balance £31,000£62,000£66,000£45,000-£7,000£69,000£55,000-£226,000
per pupil £36£70£75£55-£9£87£72-£306

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). This school files a single return with the other schools in its federation, so the figures are for the whole federation.

Name Distance
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0.22 miles
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0.52 miles
Hatchlands Primary
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0.88 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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0.9 miles
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Linkfield Lane, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1JF
1 miles
Wray Common Primary School
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1.12 miles
Reigate Parish Church Primary School
Blackborough Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7DB
1.17 miles
Dovers Green School
Rushetts Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7RF
1.45 miles
Salfords Primary School and Nursery
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1.51 miles
Nutfield Church CofE Primary School
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1.58 miles
Brooklands School
27 Wray Park Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0DF
1.63 miles
Reigate Priory Community Junior School
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Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery
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Holmesdale Community Infant School
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1.89 miles
Micklefield School
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1.95 miles
Sandcross Primary School
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2.05 miles
Merstham Primary School
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2.27 miles
Furzefield Primary Academy
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2.51 miles
The Hawthorns School
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2.7 miles
Westvale Park Primary Academy
Cavell Way, Westvale Park, Horley, Surrey, RH6 8SU
3.14 miles
Name Distance
Dunottar School
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0.78 miles
Carrington School
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0.88 miles
Reigate School
Pendleton Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7NT
1.21 miles
Reigate Grammar School
Reigate Road, Reigate, RH2 0QS
1.22 miles
St Bede's School
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1.42 miles
East Surrey College
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1.63 miles
Reigate College
Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0SD
1.68 miles
Merstham Park School
Taynton Drive, Redhill, RH1 3PU
2.16 miles
Royal Alexandra and Albert School
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2.17 miles
Woodfield School
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2.33 miles
Merrywood House Independent Special School
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3.11 miles
Aurora Chaldon School
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3.12 miles
Moon Hall School, Reigate
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3.14 miles
Oakwood School
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3.96 miles
Caterham School
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4.54 miles
Emerald Place Clinic School (EPCS)
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4.66 miles
Clifton Hill School
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4.78 miles
Minerva May School
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4.87 miles

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What is Earlswood Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Earlswood Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Earlswood Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Earlswood Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Earlswood Infant and Nursery School have?

Earlswood Infant and Nursery School has 372 pupils on roll.

What age range does Earlswood Infant and Nursery School cover?

Earlswood Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Earlswood Infant and Nursery School?

Earlswood Infant and Nursery School is at St John's Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6DZ.

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