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Walton Oak Primary School

Primary · Walton-on-Thames · KT12 3LN

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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 12 July 2023

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At a glance

421 pupils · 88% of 480 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
33% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
26.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.waltonoakprimary.co.uk
URN
146682

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 51 families named it first for 58 Reception places, 0.88 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2020 entry went to 0.76 km (≈0.47 mi); distance decided places in 1 of the 8 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2019 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 12 July 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.88 first-choice applications per place

58 places offered · 51 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2020 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.76 km (≈0.47 mi)

measured in a straight line.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers68.5%
Surrey average66.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Harris Primary Academy Kent HouseLondon · 15 miles awayOutstanding72%
High Lawn Primary SchoolBolton · 176 miles awayGood61%
Waltham Holy Cross Primary AcademyWaltham Abbey · 27 miles awayGood73%
Rise Park Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · 117 miles awayExpected standard70%
Bonneygrove Primary SchoolWaltham Cross · 27 miles awayGood60%
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary SchoolBolton · 173 miles awayGood57%
Harris Primary Academy KenleyKenley · 13 miles awayOutstanding72%
King's Park AcademyBournemouth · 77 miles awayGood56%
Tanners Brook Primary SchoolSouthampton · 56 miles awayGood74%
Goodrich Community Primary SchoolLondon · 15 miles awayGood59%
St Mark's Primary SchoolLondon · 9 miles awayGood67%
Ormiston Cliff Park Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth · 122 miles awayGood72%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 61% (Surrey 64%, England 60%) · Any other White background 8% (Surrey 9%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Black African 4% (Surrey 2%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Surrey 4%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 3% (Surrey 4%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Surrey 2%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Surrey 3%, England 5%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (Surrey 1%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Surrey 0%, 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)
5.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

12.02 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
21.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

76% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 14% moved to another state school · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

73.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.8 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 £46,997; 10.5% 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 (2024-25)

This school£5,321
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 96% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services -10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £777,000; in-year balance +£818,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher46.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10%18.1%
In managerial or professional work48.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health58.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier82.6%62.3%
Social housing6.7%17.1%
Privately rented10.6%20.5%
Detached houses24.8%22.9%
Flats9.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms39.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030355 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£570,000445 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£397,500–£760,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (96)£900,000
Semi-detached (145)£675,000
Terraced (113)£465,000
Flat (91)£291,000

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

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (0.76 km, 2020 entry): 281 sales, median £616,500. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
18an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an 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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