Boxgrove Primary School

Boxgrove Primary School is a vibrant, inclusive and aspirational school where pupils are happy, behave exceptionally well and achieve strongly. Leaders have designed a broad, ambitious curriculum that begins in the early years and builds coherently through to Year 6. Early years provision is particularly strong, with well-established routines and engaging learning that prepare children exceptionally well for Year 1. Pupils with SEND are identified and supported effectively, and a rigorous approach to early reading helps pupils become confident, fluent readers with a strong reading culture across the school. Personal development is a standout feature. Pupils take on meaningful leadership roles, contribute to the wider community and develop a strong understanding of health, equality and respect for difference. Staff feel valued, governors and the trust know the school well, and parents are extremely positive about the care, support and opportunities their children receive. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main area for improvement is that, in some subjects, learning tasks do not routinely build on pupils’ prior knowledge, which can slow learning and limit how deeply pupils develop their understanding and skills. Overall, this is a highly effective school with a clear and focused next step.

Strengths

• Vibrant, inclusive and aspirational school community with high expectations for all pupils
• Broad and ambitious curriculum coherently sequenced from early years to Year 6
• Excellent early years provision with effective routines and highly engaging learning
• Strong pupil achievement supported by secure teacher subject knowledge
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND
• Rigorous early reading teaching and a strong reading culture
• Exemplary pupil behaviour and positive attitudes to learning
• Outstanding personal development with rich opportunities for health, wellbeing and community contribution
• Strong leadership, governance and trust oversight, with staff feeling highly valued
• Effective safeguarding arrangements and strong parent engagement

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, learning tasks do not routinely build on pupils’ prior knowledge, slowing progress and limiting deeper understanding and skill 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 Boxgrove Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Boxgrove 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 Boxgrove Primary School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.9% 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, 17.3% of pupils at Boxgrove Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 2024–25 Boxgrove Primary School received £6,784 and spent £6,848 for each of its 649 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £436,000 (£672 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Learning Partners Academy Trust, income was £7,680 and spending £7,620 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 Guildford · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Boxgrove Primary School is part of Learning Partners Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• George Abbot School Guildford
• Burpham Primary School Guildford
• Sandfield Primary School Guildford
• Surrey Maths School Guildford
• Northmead Junior School Guildford
• Guildford County School Guildford
• Stoughton Infant School Guildford
• Shalford Infant School Guildford
• Tillingbourne Junior School Guildford
• Kings College Guildford Guildford

What is Boxgrove Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Boxgrove Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Boxgrove Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Boxgrove Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Boxgrove Primary School have?

Boxgrove Primary School has 646 pupils on roll.

What age range does Boxgrove Primary School cover?

Boxgrove Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Boxgrove Primary School?

Boxgrove Primary School is at Boxgrove Lane, Merrow, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 2TD.