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Woodmansterne Primary School

Primary · Banstead · SM7 3HU

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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

432 pupils · 103% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
8.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.wps.org.uk/
URN
147257

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 51 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 0.85 first choices per place. We hold 8 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2019 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 12 July 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.85 first-choice applications per place

60 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.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)

Criterion 5 (All other children)
5.59 km (≈3.47 mi)

2025 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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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
67%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
16%
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 school67%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
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
Heron Hill Primary SchoolKendal · 233 miles awayGood69%
The Berkeley AcademyCrewe · 155 miles awayGood80%
St Nicolas CofE AcademyNuneaton · 99 miles awayGood61%
Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery SchoolNorthwich · 166 miles awayExpected standard56%
St Michael's Church of England C Primary SchoolWalsall · 118 miles awayGood72%
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy HillBolton · 182 miles awayGood65%
Rudston Primary SchoolLiverpool · 183 miles awayGood35%
Chandag Primary SchoolBristol · 100 miles awayGood63%
Fulfen Primary SchoolBurntwood · 119 miles awayOutstanding73%
Sandling Primary SchoolMaidstone · 30 miles awayGood67%
Sheredes Primary SchoolHoddesdon · 30 miles awayOutstanding78%
Maypole Primary SchoolDartford · 16 miles awayExpected standard80%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 77% (Surrey 64%, England 60%) · Any other White background 6% (Surrey 9%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Surrey 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Surrey 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 3%

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)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.70 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · 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
19.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 5% 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)

63.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.9 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 £48,481; 8.3% 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£5,405
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £687,000; in-year balance +£235,000

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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)
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 higher33.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work40.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health52%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier77.6%62.3%
Social housing12.5%17.1%
Privately rented9.9%20.5%
Detached houses48.5%22.9%
Flats14.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms34.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030565 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£560,00061 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£455,000–£650,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (16)£897,500
Semi-detached (33)£560,000
Flat (8)£301,000

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
1an 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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