Burstow Primary School
Burstow Primary School is an academy converter in Horley for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 385 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Burstow Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2019 of its predecessor, Burstow Primary School. In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: May 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | Wheelers Lane Smallfield Horley Surrey RH6 9PT |
| Phone | 01342842010 |
| Reference Number | 150653 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 385 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.47%
Girls: 47.53% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 22% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 6.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 24.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.6 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 21 | 50 |
| 2 | 24 | 26 | 50 |
| 3 | 27 | 26 | 53 |
| 4 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| 6 | 28 | 26 | 54 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 68.6% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 3.1% |
| White, Other | 2.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.8% |
| African | 1.8% |
| Pakistani | 1.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.3% |
| Indian | 0.5% |
| White & Asian | 0.3% |
| Unclassified | 0.3% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Burstow Primary School, inspected in July 2019.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 08 May 2024 | Academy conversion letter |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 51% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 4% | 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 | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 6 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 6 | 3 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Burstow Primary School had 392 pupils for 420 places. 28 places (6.7%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “South Tandridge Primary” planning area
Surrey counted 172 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 147 in 2029–30, down 15%.
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 393 | 392 |
| Unfilled | 6.4% | 6.7% |
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 Burstow Primary School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 5.3% |
| Unauthorised absence | 2.1% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.7% |
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, 2.4% of pupils at Burstow Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 4.7 |
| Permanent exclusions | 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 Burstow Primary School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.8 | 11.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 5.6% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 70.8% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 4.6 | – |
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, 18.7% of pupils at Burstow Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate learning difficulty | 21 | 4 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 22 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 16 | 5 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 9 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 | 2 |
| Down's syndrome | 0 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 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 Burstow Primary School received £6,429 and spent £6,495 for each of its 415 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,000 (£3 per pupil).
Across all 7 schools of Everychild Partnership Trust, income was £5,915 and spending £6,182 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £1,000 |
| per pupil | £3 |
| In-year balance | -£27,000 |
| per pupil | -£66 |
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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Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School
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1.63 miles |
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Langshott Primary School
Smallfield Road, Langshott, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9AU |
1.66 miles |
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Horley Infant School
Lumley Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 7JF |
2.05 miles |
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Yattendon School
Oakwood Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 7BZ |
2.08 miles |
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Copthorne CofE Junior School
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2.32 miles |
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Meath Green Infant School
Kiln Lane, Meath Green, Horley, Surrey, RH6 8JG |
2.44 miles |
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Copthorne Preparatory School
Effingham Lane, Crawley, RH10 3HR |
2.45 miles |
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Fairway Infant School, Copthorne
Fairway, Copthorne, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3QD |
2.5 miles |
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Manorfield Primary and Nursery School
Sangers Drive, Horley, Surrey, RH6 8AL |
2.52 miles |
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Meath Green Junior School
Greenfields Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 8HW |
2.67 miles |
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Forge Wood Primary School
Somerley Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3SW |
2.93 miles |
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Westvale Park Primary Academy
Cavell Way, Westvale Park, Horley, Surrey, RH6 8SU |
3.03 miles |
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Salfords Primary School and Nursery
Copsleigh Avenue, Salfords, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 5BQ |
3.3 miles |
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Milton Mount Primary School
Grattons Drive, Pound Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3AG |
3.67 miles |
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Crawley Down Village CofE School
Hophurst Drive, Crawley Down, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 4XA |
3.77 miles |
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Felbridge Primary School
Crawley Down Road, Felbridge, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2NT |
3.79 miles |
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Pound Hill Infant Academy
Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Pound Hill Infant Academy, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 7EB |
3.99 miles |
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Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley
Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 7EB |
4.02 miles |
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Nutfield Church CofE Primary School
59 Mid Street, South Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4JJ |
4.05 miles |
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Lingfield Primary School
Vicarage Road, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6HA |
4.35 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Aurora Redehall School
Redehall Road, Smallfield, Surrey, RH6 9QA |
1.06 miles |
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Minerva May School
Dovenby Hall, Balcombe Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9UU |
1.63 miles |
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Oakwood School
Balcombe Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9AE |
1.69 miles |
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Burstow Park School
Antlands Lane, Burstow, Surrey, RH6 9TF |
1.89 miles |
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The Gatwick School
23 Gatwick Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9TP |
3.08 miles |
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Emerald Place Clinic School (EPCS)
Emerald Place, Farmfield Drive, Charlwood, Surrey, RH6 0BN |
3.72 miles |
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Hazelwick School
Hazelwick School Close, Three Bridges, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1SX |
3.9 miles |
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Amberley Court School
County Oak Cottage, 9 Amberley Court, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 7XL |
4.05 miles |
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Serenity School Crawley
Atlantic House, Hazelwick Avenue, Three Bridges, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1QQ |
4.1 miles |
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Imberhorne School
Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1QY |
4.42 miles |
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Reigate School
Pendleton Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7NT |
4.9 miles |
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Manor Green College
Lady Margaret Road, Ifield, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0DX |
4.92 miles |
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Oriel High School
Matthews Drive, Maidenbower, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 7XW |
4.96 miles |
All schools in Horley · Surrey local authority: places and applications
Burstow Primary School is part of Everychild Partnership Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:
- Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead East Grinstead
- Halsford Park Primary School East Grinstead
- Hatchlands Primary Redhill
- Blackwell Primary School East Grinstead
- Sandcross Primary School Reigate
- North Downs Primary School Betchworth
What is Burstow Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Burstow Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2019 of its predecessor, Burstow Primary School.
When was Burstow Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Burstow Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.
How many pupils does Burstow Primary School have?
Burstow Primary School has 385 pupils on roll.
What age range does Burstow Primary School cover?
Burstow Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Burstow Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Burstow Primary School?
Burstow Primary School is at Wheelers Lane, Smallfield, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9PT.