Westvale Park Primary Academy

Westvale Park Primary Academy is a happy and nurturing school that has demonstrated good overall performance since its first inspection. The leadership has successfully created a positive community that prioritizes the personal development of pupils, leading to exceptional outcomes in this area. While the school excels in its reading curriculum and provides a wide range of opportunities for character development, there are some concerns regarding the consistency of how learning builds upon prior knowledge in certain subjects. Overall, the school is well regarded, with a strong focus on inclusion and pupil well-being.

Strengths

• Strong focus on reading with effective phonics instruction.
• Supportive and inclusive environment for pupils with SEND.
• High standards of behaviour and emotional security.
• Comprehensive personal, social and health education curriculum.
• Extensive range of clubs and opportunities for character development.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment information by teachers.
• Learning activities do not always build effectively on prior learning.

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 Westvale Park Primary Academy attended 96.0% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Westvale Park Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Westvale Park Primary Academy had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.3% 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, 14.4% of pupils at Westvale Park Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 Westvale Park Primary Academy received £6,322 and spent £6,676 for each of its 320 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £176,000 (£549 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Aurora Academies Trust, income was £7,372 and spending £7,352 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 Horley · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Westvale Park Primary Academy is part of Aurora Academies Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• The Gatwick School Crawley
• City Academy Whitehawk Brighton
• Oakwood Primary Academy Eastbourne
• Heron Park Primary Academy Eastbourne
• Glenleigh Park Primary Academy Bexhill-On-Sea
• King Offa Primary Academy Bexhill-On-Sea

What is Westvale Park Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Westvale Park Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Westvale Park Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Westvale Park Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Westvale Park Primary Academy have?

Westvale Park Primary Academy has 383 pupils on roll.

What age range does Westvale Park Primary Academy cover?

Westvale Park Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Westvale Park Primary Academy?

Westvale Park Primary Academy is at Cavell Way, Westvale Park, Horley, Surrey, RH6 8SU.