Wray Common Primary School

Wray Common Primary School is a larger-than-average primary in a low-deprivation area, part of the Greensand Multi-Academy Trust. It is a broadly strong school where pupils achieve well above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6, behaviour is excellent, and attendance is high and improving. Early years provision and personal development are particular strengths: children settle quickly, learn to read from the outset, and benefit from a rich, inclusive curriculum that prepares them well for life in modern Britain. Safeguarding is effective, and staff morale is high under cohesive leadership. However, some inconsistencies limit achievement. The quality of writing is not consistently strong across the school, with gaps in spelling and sentence construction persisting for some older pupils. Pupils have achieved significantly below the national average in the Year 4 multiplication tables check, and disadvantaged pupils' combined outcomes have been variable, with a widening gap in 2024/25. In some subjects, teachers do not consistently check prior knowledge before introducing new content, so misconceptions are not always addressed promptly. Leaders recognise these weaknesses and are taking decisive action, including targeted support and curriculum refinements. The school's inclusive ethos ensures pupils with SEND are well supported, and the trust and governors provide effective challenge and support. The next steps rightly focus on embedding consistently high-quality teaching, strengthening fluency and accuracy in writing and multiplication facts, and extending vocabulary in the early years.

Strengths

• Excellent behaviour and highly positive attitudes to learning across the school
• High and improving attendance with low persistent absence
• Strong early years provision where children settle quickly and learn to read from the outset
• Reading is a particular strength, with outcomes well above national averages by the end of key stage 2
• Pupils achieve above the national average in reading, writing and mathematics at the expected standard
• Inspiring and carefully planned personal development and wellbeing offer
• Inclusive ethos with effective support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
• Effective leadership and governance with high staff morale and a collaborative culture
• Pastoral care is a strength, helping pupils feel safe, valued and confident
• Safeguarding standards are met with an open and positive culture

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, struggle with writing fluency, spelling and sentence construction
• Pupils have achieved significantly below the national average in the Year 4 multiplication tables check
• In some subjects, teachers do not consistently check prior knowledge before introducing new content, so misconceptions are not always addressed promptly
• The quality of writing is not consistently strong across the school
• Disadvantaged pupils' combined outcomes have been variable, with a widening gap in 2024/25
• Curriculum implementation is not consistently high quality across all classes

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 Wray Common Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.1% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Wray Common 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 Wray Common Primary School had 23.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% 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, 15.5% of pupils at Wray Common Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% 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 Wray Common Primary School received £6,260 and spent £6,109 for each of its 410 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £180,000 (£440 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Greensand Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,295 and spending £6,600 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 Reigate · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Wray Common Primary School is part of Greensand Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Holmesdale Community Infant School Reigate
• St John's Primary School Redhill
• Reigate School Reigate
• Dovers Green School Reigate
• Kingswood Primary School Tadworth
• Yattendon School Horley
• Horley Infant School Horley
• Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres Epsom Downs
• Milton Mount Primary School Crawley

What is Wray Common Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Wray Common Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wray Common Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Wray Common Primary School have?

Wray Common Primary School has 406 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wray Common Primary School cover?

Wray Common Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wray Common Primary School?

Wray Common Primary School is at Kendal Close, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0LR.