Bell Farm Primary School

Bell Farm Primary School has shown significant improvements since its last inspection, indicating a positive trajectory in performance across all areas. The school fosters a friendly and inclusive community where pupils demonstrate outstanding behavior and a strong commitment to the school's values. Academic achievements are impressive, with pupils excelling in reading and mathematics, and a notable emphasis is placed on developing character and social skills through a variety of educational experiences. The provision for students with special educational needs is also commendable, ensuring equitable access to a high-quality education. Despite the strengths observed, the school remains on an ungraded inspection status and will undergo a graded inspection in the near future. This inspection reflects the ongoing accountability measures as they seek to maintain their good standing established in previous evaluations. The school’s commitment to inclusive education and continuous professional development for staff underpins their efforts to enhance teaching quality and outcomes for all students.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit strong behavior and a deep understanding of the school's values.
• High expectations foster academic success for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-organized, promoting confident knowledge recall.
• Pupils demonstrate high-quality writing with complex vocabulary and creative thought.
• The school's SEND provision is of a high standard, with effective lesson adaptations.
• Strong emphasis on reading, with effective support for struggling readers.
• Pupils are engaged in leadership roles and learn important social skills.
• Continuous professional development for staff enhances teaching quality.

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 Bell Farm Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.0% 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 Bell Farm Primary 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 Bell Farm Primary School had 24.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.4% 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, 17.3% of pupils at Bell Farm Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 20 pupils.

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 Bell Farm Primary School received £7,764 and spent £7,239 for each of its 649 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £787,000 (£1,213 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 Bell Farm Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bell Farm Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Bell Farm Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bell Farm Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Bell Farm Primary School have?

Bell Farm Primary School has 649 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bell Farm Primary School cover?

Bell Farm Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Bell Farm Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bell Farm Primary School?

Bell Farm Primary School is at Hersham Road, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 5NB.