Pyrcroft Grange Primary School

Pyrcroft Grange Primary School is a warm, inclusive school where pupils are known well and thrive. Inspectors found strong practice in attendance and behaviour, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing. Safeguarding standards are met. The school is part of the Bourne Education Trust and has a 20-place specially resourced provision for pupils with autism; a high proportion of pupils have EHC plans. Pupils behave well, attend above national averages, and benefit from a broad curriculum and extensive pastoral support. Achievement and curriculum/teaching are secure but not yet at the strongest level. Pupils generally achieve well, especially in reading and mathematics, and disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND progress well from their starting points. However, writing fluency is weaker: letter formation and spelling are not always in line with expectations, and some gaps persist. Teaching is usually strong, but staff do not consistently check understanding to identify and close knowledge gaps quickly. Pupils' knowledge is also more detailed in some wider curriculum subjects than others. Leaders have a clear strategic direction and are well supported by governance and the trust. Staff feel valued and workload is manageable. The next steps are to sharpen assessment practice so knowledge gaps are addressed swiftly and to continue embedding the writing approach. Overall, this is a strong and improving school with a highly inclusive ethos and a few refinements still needed.

Strengths

• Attendance is consistently above national averages, with effective strategies to reduce barriers.
• Pupils behave very well, showing politeness, self-discipline and harmonious play.
• Early years provision gives children a flying start through expert teaching and strong language development.
• Inclusion is a real strength, with swift SEND identification and effective specialist provision.
• Leaders provide clear strategic direction and are well supported by active governance and trust.
• Staff feel valued, with manageable workload and strong professional development.
• Personal development and wellbeing are well supported through a thoughtful curriculum and bespoke pastoral care.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, trips and experiences that raise aspirations and remove financial barriers.
• Reading is a top priority, supported by diverse texts and skilled staff.
• Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND progress well from their starting points.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open and positive culture of safeguarding.
• Pupils are proud of their school and feel safe, respected and known.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' writing fluency is not as well developed, with letter formation and spelling sometimes below school expectations.
• Staff do not consistently check pupils' understanding to identify and address knowledge gaps swiftly.
• Pupils' knowledge is more detailed in some wider curriculum subjects than in others.
• Some gaps in writing, particularly spelling and letter formation, persist despite leaders' actions.

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 Pyrcroft Grange Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Pyrcroft Grange 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 Pyrcroft Grange Primary School had 20.9 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, 12.4% of pupils at Pyrcroft Grange Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 21 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 2024–25 Pyrcroft Grange Primary School received £8,894 and spent £8,291 for each of its 239 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £620,000 (£2,598 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of Bourne Education Trust, income was £8,217 and spending £7,648 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Chertsey · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Pyrcroft Grange Primary School is part of Bourne Education Trust, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• Chertsey High School Addlestone
• Philip Southcote School Addlestone
• Jubilee High School Addlestone
• Sayes Court School Addlestone
• The Matthew Arnold School Staines-Upon-Thames
• Broadmere Primary Academy Woking
• New Monument Primary Academy Woking
• Hopescourt School Walton-On-Thames
• Sythwood Primary and Nursery School Woking
• Hampton High Hampton

What is Pyrcroft Grange Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Pyrcroft Grange Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Pyrcroft Grange Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Pyrcroft Grange Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Pyrcroft Grange Primary School have?

Pyrcroft Grange Primary School has 250 pupils on roll.

What age range does Pyrcroft Grange Primary School cover?

Pyrcroft Grange Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Pyrcroft Grange Primary School?

Pyrcroft Grange Primary School is at Pyrcroft Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9EW.