Claygate Primary School

Claygate Primary School has made significant improvements since its last inspection, where it was rated as requiring improvement. The school now delivers a good quality of education, evidenced by its ambitious curriculum and the positive behaviors exhibited by pupils. Personal development stands out as exceptional, with a range of activities ensuring that students are well-prepared for their future. Although the early years provision is also rated as outstanding, there are ongoing challenges with pupil attendance that need to be addressed.

Strengths

• The school provides an ambitious curriculum from Nursery onwards.
• Pupils enjoy a wide range of clubs and enrichment activities.
• Leaders have high expectations for all aspects of school life.
• Children in early years are happy and stimulated.
• Pupils' personal development is exceptional.
• Effective support is in place for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack effective strategies for knowledge retention.
• Pupil attendance, especially among vulnerable groups, remains a concern.

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 Claygate Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Claygate 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 Claygate Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.9% 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, 10.8% of pupils at Claygate Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Claygate Primary School received £7,604 and spent £7,180 for each of its 362 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £414,000 (£1,143 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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All schools in Esher · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Claygate Primary School is part of The Ember Learning Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School Surbiton
• Thames Ditton Infant School Thames Ditton

What is Claygate Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Claygate Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Claygate Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Claygate Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Claygate Primary School have?

Claygate Primary School has 362 pupils on roll.

What age range does Claygate Primary School cover?

Claygate Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Claygate Primary School?

Claygate Primary School is at Foley Road, Claygate, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0NB.