Saxon Primary School

Saxon Primary School maintains the effective standards established in its previous inspection, showcasing a strong commitment to inclusivity and student well-being. Pupils are happy and confident, engaging positively with the school’s values, and the curriculum is ambitious, particularly in subjects like history and geography. Leadership and support from the Lumen Learning Trust enhances the school's performance, while staff demonstrate high expectations for student achievement and effective differentiation to meet diverse needs.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive environment where pupils feel valued.
• Strong emphasis on communication and language from early years.
• Ambitious curriculum that effectively builds knowledge over time.
• Successful support for pupils with SEND in most subjects.
• Positive behaviour and respectful atmosphere across the school.
• Effective reading support ensures pupils become confident readers.
• Engaged and supportive staff who prioritize well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent teaching of early transcription skills in writing.
• Attendance issues among a small number of disadvantaged pupils.

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 Saxon Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Saxon 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 Saxon Primary School had 24.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.7% 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, 10.2% of pupils at Saxon Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 Saxon Primary School received £6,437 and spent £6,606 for each of its 419 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £231,000 (£550 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Lumen Learning Trust, income was £6,555 and spending £6,297 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 Shepperton · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Saxon Primary School is part of Lumen Learning Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Darley Dene Primary School Addlestone
• The Echelford Primary School Ashford
• Riverbridge Primary School Staines
• Walton Oak Primary School Walton-On-Thames
• Southfield Park Primary School Epsom
• Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School Epsom

What is Saxon Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Saxon Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Saxon Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Saxon Primary School have?

Saxon Primary School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does Saxon Primary School cover?

Saxon Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

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

Where is Saxon Primary School?

Saxon Primary School is at Briar Road, Shepperton, Surrey, TW17 0JB.