Epsom Primary and Nursery School

Epsom Primary and Nursery School has demonstrated strong performance across various areas of education, particularly in safeguarding, curriculum implementation, and pupil well-being. Most pupils achieve outcomes in line with national averages by Year 6, and there has been notable improvement in phonics outcomes over the last three years. The school is characterized by a positive atmosphere where students feel safe, engaged, and supported by knowledgeable staff who build strong relationships with them. Parental involvement is high, and the school has effective strategies in place to manage attendance and behaviour, contributing to a calm and orderly learning environment. Despite these strengths, the school faces challenges, particularly regarding the achievement of disadvantaged pupils, who do not consistently perform as well as their peers in reading by the end of key stage 2. Additionally, assessment practices in the wider curriculum require further enhancement to ensure that all pupils, especially those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), are able to develop secure knowledge over time. Leaders are committed to addressing these areas for improvement while maintaining their high standards for learning and personal development.

Strengths

• Strong safeguarding measures create a safe and supportive environment.
• High-quality teaching and a broad, ambitious curriculum are in place.
• Effective relationships between staff, pupils, and families foster a positive school culture.
• Significant improvement in phonics outcomes over three years.
• Pupils with SEND receive targeted support that assists their learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Disadvantaged pupils do not consistently achieve well by the end of key stage 2, particularly in reading.
• Assessment practices in the wider curriculum are less well developed and need strengthening.

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 Epsom Primary and Nursery School attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.9% 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, 5.6% of pupils at Epsom Primary and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 3 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 Epsom Primary and Nursery School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.8% 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, 20.9% of pupils at Epsom Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 11 pupils.

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 Epsom Primary and Nursery School received £7,621 and spent £8,005 for each of its 440 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £686,000 (£1,559 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of Bourne Education Trust, income was £8,217 and spending £7,648 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 Epsom · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Epsom Primary and Nursery School is part of Bourne Education Trust, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• West Ewell Primary School and Nursery Epsom
• Epsom and Ewell High School Epsom
• Auriol Junior School Epsom
• Nonsuch Primary School Epsom
• The Mead Infant and Nursery School Epsom
• Meadow Primary School Epsom
• Tadworth Primary School Tadworth
• Woodlands School Leatherhead
• Woodmansterne Primary School Banstead
• Teddington School Teddington

What is Epsom Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Epsom Primary and Nursery School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Epsom Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Epsom Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Epsom Primary and Nursery School have?

Epsom Primary and Nursery School has 422 pupils on roll.

What age range does Epsom Primary and Nursery School cover?

Epsom Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Epsom Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Epsom Primary and Nursery School?

Epsom Primary and Nursery School is at Pound Lane, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8SD.