The Weald CofE Primary School

The Weald CofE Primary School has made a notable turnaround since its previous inadequate rating, now achieving a good overall effectiveness. The school fosters a vibrant and caring community where pupils feel safe and valued, with strong support from parents. The leadership has high aspirations for all students, leading to a curriculum that is engaging and well-structured, particularly in reading. Despite some improvements, there are areas where consistency is needed among subject leaders, and some teachers still face challenges in delivering the curriculum effectively in certain subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and valued within a caring community.
• Leaders have high expectations and aspirations for all pupils.
• The curriculum is engaging and promotes a love for reading.
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning.
• Effective training is provided for staff to enhance teaching quality.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent oversight of pupil learning by some subject leaders.
• Variable implementation of the curriculum in a small number of subjects.

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 The Weald CofE Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.3% 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 The Weald CofE 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 The Weald CofE Primary School had 16.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.2% 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, 21.5% of pupils at The Weald CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.9% 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 2022–23 The Weald CofE Primary School received £7,230 and spent £8,026 for each of its 131 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £431,000 (-£3,293 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Good Shepherd Trust, income was £6,127 and spending £6,200 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 Dorking · Surrey local authority: places and applications

The Weald CofE Primary School is part of The Good Shepherd Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• St John's Church of England Primary School Dorking
• St Paul's CofE Primary School Dorking
• Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School Dorking
• Cranleigh Church of England Primary School Guildford
• Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery Guildford
• Christ's College, Guildford Guildford
• Queen Eleanor's Church of England School Guildford
• St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary Godalming
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Godalming
• Ashley Church of England Primary School Walton-On-Thames

What is The Weald CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Weald CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2022.

When was The Weald CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Weald CofE Primary School was last inspected in October 2022.

How many pupils does The Weald CofE Primary School have?

The Weald CofE Primary School has 144 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Weald CofE Primary School cover?

The Weald CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Weald CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Weald CofE Primary School?

The Weald CofE Primary School is at Newdigate Road, Beare Green, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 4QW.