Tatsfield Primary School

Tatsfield Primary School is a small one-form entry primary within the Tandridge Learning Trust. Following a full section 5 inspection in April 2026, the school was judged to be performing at the expected standard across all key areas, with personal development and wellbeing rated as strong. Safeguarding standards are met. Pupils thrive in a warm, nurturing and inclusive community where they feel a strong sense of belonging, behave well and benefit from a rich programme of enrichment and leadership opportunities. Leaders have established a broad and balanced curriculum, and pupils achieve broadly in line with national averages, with most groups making secure progress from their starting points. Attendance is high and persistent absence is low, underpinned by positive relationships and clear routines. There are areas for further development. Although disadvantaged pupils achieve broadly in line with their peers within the school's own measures, published data show a persistent gap against national non-disadvantaged pupils, particularly in writing and mathematics. Recent weaker performance in the Year 4 multiplication tables check has been addressed and is improving. Across the curriculum, teaching is not consistently precise enough in explanations, and challenge for the most able pupils is not yet embedded. These factors mean some pupils do not always build on or apply their learning as securely as intended. The school benefits from effective governance and strong trust partnerships. Staff feel well supported, parents speak highly of the school, and leaders are proactive in using evidence to drive improvement. The local authority has recognised the school's personal development work and shared it with other schools. With clear next steps focused on teaching consistency and challenge, the school is well placed to build on its current strengths.

Strengths

• Personal development and wellbeing provision is well planned, highly effective and makes a clear contribution to pupils' confidence and sense of belonging.
• Pupils demonstrate high levels of kindness, empathy and social responsibility, supported by meaningful leadership roles.
• The curriculum places a clear emphasis on pupils' safety and wellbeing, with pupils confidently discussing online safety and mental health.
• A wide range of enrichment opportunities, including visits and workshops, deepens pupils' learning and personal development.
• Pupils behave well, show respect and cooperate in lessons and social times, underpinned by trusting relationships and clear routines.
• Attendance is high and persistent absence is low, with timely and tailored support for pupils whose attendance declines.
• The early years curriculum is well structured, language rich and prioritises reading, enabling children to make secure progress.
• Inclusion is a strength: pupils with SEND are supported effectively through purposeful adaptations and high-quality support plans.
• Leadership and governance are effective, with strong trust partnerships, well-aligned governance and a clear focus on improvement.
• Staff are positive about professional learning and feel well supported, and parents describe the school as warm, nurturing and inclusive.

Areas for Improvement

• Explanations of tasks and new learning sometimes lack precision or are not fully aligned with leaders' expectations, so pupils do not always build securely on prior learning.
• Challenge across the curriculum is not consistently provided, particularly for the most able pupils, meaning fewer pupils achieve highly.
• Published data show a persistent gap between disadvantaged pupils and non-disadvantaged pupils nationally, especially in writing and mathematics.
• Attendance outcomes for some key groups, including disadvantaged pupils, have fluctuated in the past and require sustained improvement.
• During whole-class teaching in the early years, new learning is not always presented effectively, leading some children to lose focus.

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 Tatsfield Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.1% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Tatsfield 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 Tatsfield Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.3% 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 Tatsfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Tatsfield Primary School received £6,558 and spent £6,891 for each of its 196 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £139,000 (£710 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Tandridge Learning Trust, income was £7,249 and spending £7,427 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 Tandridge · Surrey local authority: places and applications

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

• Woodlea Primary School Caterham
• Hurst Green Infant School Oxted
• Hamsey Green Primary Warlingham
• Warlingham School Warlingham
• Bletchingley Village Primary School Redhill
• Felbridge Primary School East Grinstead

What is Tatsfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tatsfield Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Tatsfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tatsfield Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Tatsfield Primary School have?

Tatsfield Primary School has 205 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tatsfield Primary School cover?

Tatsfield Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tatsfield Primary School?

Tatsfield Primary School is at 3 Ship Hill, Tatsfield, Kent, TN16 2AH.