Claygate Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Esher, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.44 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Claygate Primary School is a primary school in Esher, Surrey for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 June 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Claygate Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.44 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.44 miles away, the 21st longest of 113 Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026, there were 62 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- 28 of the 135 applications in the Reception 2026 entry (21%) came from families living outside Surrey, and 8 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 80% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Foley Road, Claygate, Esher, KT10 0NB
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 362 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 June 2023
Strengths
- “The ‘Claygate Charter’ makes this school a very exciting place to learn.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They value the extensive range of activities provided for them both in and outside of lessons.”
To improve
- “However, in less well-developed subjects, pupils do not remember key knowledge as securely.”
- “Teachers need more time to strengthen their subject knowledge so that they can support pupils to achieve well across the curriculum.”
- “However, despite leaders’ determined efforts, too many pupils, including some of the most vulnerable, miss school on a regular basis.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 62 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Esher Church School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hinchley Wood Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cranmere Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Royal Kent CofE Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School 2.0 mi Outstanding
- Thames Ditton Junior School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published