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Burhill Primary School

Primary · Hersham · KT12 4HQ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 25 January 2023

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At a glance

545 pupils · 87% of 630 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
9.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.burhill.surrey.sch.uk/
URN
125055

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 90 families named it first for 90 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 2.618 km (≈1.63 mi); distance decided places in 4 of the 8 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2019 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 25 January 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

90 places offered · 90 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 2.618 km (≈1.63 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 2.618 km (≈1.63 mi)

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
58%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school58%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
Surrey average66.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Hillcroft Primary School & NurseryCaterham · 14 miles awayOutstanding62%
Berrywood Primary SchoolSouthampton · 49 miles awayExpected standard70%
Bourne Westfield Primary AcademyBourne · 97 miles awayGood68%
Maidenbower Junior SchoolCrawley · 21 miles awayGood63%
Bradshaw Hall Primary SchoolCheadle · 158 miles awayOutstanding90%
Hinckley Parks Primary SchoolHinckley · 91 miles awayStrong standard74%
Ivy Lane Primary SchoolChippenham · 75 miles awayExpected standard64%
Northowram Primary SchoolHalifax · 175 miles awayGood70%
Newport Community School Primary AcademyBarnstaple · 159 miles awayGood52%
Saltaire Primary SchoolShipley · 181 miles awayGood68%
Dunalley Primary SchoolCheltenham · 81 miles awayGood70%
White Court SchoolBraintree · 52 miles awayGood64%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 72% (Surrey 64%, England 60%) · Any other White background 8% (Surrey 9%, England 7%) · Not recorded 7% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Surrey 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Surrey 3%, England 5%) · Black African 1% (Surrey 2%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 1% (Surrey 4%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Surrey 2%, England 3%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Surrey 0%, England 0%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

5.47 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Surrey: 2.93 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 15% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

44.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 16.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,172; 10% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,702
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £1,241,295; in-year balance -£494,739

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher45.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work47.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier71.6%62.3%
Social housing11.4%17.1%
Privately rented17%20.5%
Detached houses13.2%22.9%
Flats27.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms18.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030317 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£570,000303 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£463,000–£717,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (51)£825,000
Semi-detached (137)£617,500
Terraced (74)£509,000
Flat (41)£300,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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