Hinchley Wood Primary School
Hinchley Wood Primary School is an academy converter in Esher for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 624 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Hinchley Wood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2019 of its predecessor, Hinchley Wood Primary School. In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: April 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Claygate Lane Hinchley Wood Esher Surrey KT10 0AQ |
| Phone | 02083981310 |
| Reference Number | 147510 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 624 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.68%
Girls: 50.32% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 3.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | 39 | 83 |
| 2 | 42 | 40 | 82 |
| 3 | 47 | 43 | 90 |
| 4 | 44 | 49 | 93 |
| 5 | 46 | 47 | 93 |
| 6 | 40 | 53 | 93 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 71% |
| White, Other | 7.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 5% |
| White & Asian | 4.2% |
| Chinese | 2.4% |
| Indian | 2.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.3% |
| Asian, Other | 1.3% |
| Pakistani | 1.1% |
| Unclassified | 0.8% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
| African | 0.2% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.2% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Hinchley Wood Primary School, inspected in May 2019.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 05 Mar 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 05 Mar 2024 | School inspection |
| 05 Oct 2019 | Academy conversion letter |
| 14 May 2019 | Monitoring visit |
| Previously as Hinchley Wood Primary School | |
| 17 Jan 2017 | Short inspection |
| 30 Apr 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 04 Feb 2010 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 09 Feb 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 01 Feb 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 16 Oct 2000 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 78% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 14% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 109 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 108 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 2.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 95 | 5 |
| Third Preference | 77 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 55 | 15 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Hinchley Wood Primary School had 617 pupils for 630 places. 13 places (2.1%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “The Dittons, Claygate & Hinchley Wood” planning area
Surrey counted 296 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 250 in 2029–30, down 16%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 |
| Pupils | 629 | 620 | 625 | 608 | 617 |
| Unfilled | 0.2% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 3.5% | 2.1% |
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 Hinchley Wood Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 1.6% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
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 Hinchley Wood Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Hinchley Wood Primary School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 11.8 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 20.6% | 7.6% | 10.8% | 7.7% | 14.2% | 19.4% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 20.7% | 45.5% | 67.7% | 54.5% | 58.1% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 0.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | – |
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, 18.9% of pupils at Hinchley Wood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 36 | 5 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 36 | 4 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 17 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 8 | 9 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 9 | 1 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 4 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 4 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 2 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Profound and multiple learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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 Hinchley Wood Primary School received £6,456 and spent £6,237 for each of its 619 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £601,000 (£970 per pupil).
Across all 3 schools of Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership, income was £7,429 and spending £7,317 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £371,000 | £375,000 | £377,000 | £473,000 | £601,000 |
| per pupil | £595 | £602 | £605 | £780 | £970 |
| In-year balance | £2,000 | £4,000 | £3,000 | £96,000 | £135,000 |
| per pupil | £3 | £6 | £5 | £159 | £218 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School
Sugden Road, Long Ditton, Surbiton, Surrey, KT7 0AD |
0.58 miles |
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Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School
Ditton Hill Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 5JB |
0.68 miles |
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Thames Ditton Junior School
Mercer Close, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0BS |
0.7 miles |
|
Weston Green Preparatory School
Weston Green Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0JN |
0.8 miles |
|
Thames Ditton Infant School
Speer Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0PW |
0.97 miles |
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton
Hampton Court Way, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0LP |
1.08 miles |
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Lovelace Primary School
Mansfield Road, Hook, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2RN |
1.1 miles |
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St Paul's CofE Primary School
Orchard Road, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 1AJ |
1.23 miles |
|
Claygate Primary School
Foley Road, Claygate, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0NB |
1.49 miles |
|
Cranmere Primary School
Arran Way, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8BE |
1.51 miles |
|
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Langley Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 6LW |
1.51 miles |
|
St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School
Maple Road, St Andrew's & St Mark's Junior Sch, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4AL |
1.56 miles |
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Maple Infants' School
Maple Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4AL |
1.59 miles |
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Esher Church School
Milbourne Lane, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9DU |
1.6 miles |
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Lime Tree Primary School
South Bank Terrace, Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames, KT6 6DG |
1.61 miles |
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Rowan Preparatory School
6 Fitzalan Road, Esher, KT10 0LX |
1.61 miles |
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Milbourne Lodge School
43 Arbrook Lane, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9EG |
1.62 miles |
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Ellingham Primary School
Ellingham Road, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2JA |
1.64 miles |
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Tolworth Junior School
Douglas Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7SA |
1.67 miles |
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Tolworth Infant and Nursery School
School Lane, Tolworth, Surrey, KT6 7SA |
1.67 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Hinchley Wood School
Claygate Lane, Hinchley Wood, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0AQ |
0.08 miles |
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Woodstock House School
Woodstock Lane North, Long Ditton, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 5HN |
0.54 miles |
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Esher Sixth Form College
Weston Green Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0JB |
0.91 miles |
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Shrewsbury House School
107 Ditton Road, Surbiton, KT6 6RL |
1.08 miles |
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Southborough High School
Hook Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 5AS |
1.24 miles |
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Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Tala Close, Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7EY |
1.51 miles |
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Dysart School
190 Ewell Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 6HL |
1.54 miles |
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CCS Beaumont Park
Milbourne Lane, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9EA |
1.56 miles |
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St Philip's School
Harrow Close, Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2HR |
1.64 miles |
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Chessington School
Garrison Lane, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2JS |
1.71 miles |
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Esher Church of England High School
More Lane, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8AP |
1.76 miles |
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Surbiton High School
13-15 Surbiton Crescent, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2JT |
1.87 miles |
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The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton Hill Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4TU |
1.88 miles |
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Hampton Court House
Hampton Court House, Hampton Court Road, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9BS |
2.18 miles |
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Claremont Fan Court School
|
2.21 miles |
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Bedelsford School
Grange Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2QZ |
2.29 miles |
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South Thames Colleges Group
Kingston Hall Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2AQ |
2.3 miles |
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Berrylands School
Hogsmill Nature Reserve, Lower Marsh Lane, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 3BW |
2.5 miles |
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Epsom and Ewell High School
Ruxley Lane, West Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 9JW |
2.64 miles |
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Kingston Grammar School
London Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6PY |
2.67 miles |
All schools in Esher · Surrey local authority: places and applications
Hinchley Wood Primary School is part of Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:
- Hinchley Wood School Esher
- Thames Ditton Junior School Thames Ditton
What is Hinchley Wood Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Hinchley Wood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2019 of its predecessor, Hinchley Wood Primary School.
When was Hinchley Wood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Hinchley Wood Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.
How many pupils does Hinchley Wood Primary School have?
Hinchley Wood Primary School has 624 pupils on roll.
What age range does Hinchley Wood Primary School cover?
Hinchley Wood Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are Hinchley Wood Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Hinchley Wood Primary School?
Hinchley Wood Primary School is at Claygate Lane, Hinchley Wood, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0AQ.