Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Epsom, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.76 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery is a primary school in Epsom, Surrey for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 30 November 2021. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery 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 | 0.76 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.66 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 77 first-choice applications for 59 offers, which is 1.3 first choices per offer, the 26th highest of 247 Surrey primary schools.
- For Reception 2026, 56 offers went to first-choice families and 21 first-choice families (27%) were not offered a place; 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.76 miles, the 39th shortest of 113 Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.31 miles.
- The Reception last distance offered swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was further than in 2025 and in 2024, and the longest of the 3 years.
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
- Wallace Fields, Ewell, Epsom, KT17 3AS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 30 November 2021
Strengths
- “Ambition and determination for everyone to succeed leads to pupils getting off to a flying start.”
- “A sense of purpose permeates the school, which leads to pupils being enthusiastic about learning.”
- “Pupils are happy and willingly immerse themselves in what they learn, asking thoughtful questions and giving well-thought-out answers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 January 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 77 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 56 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.
- Wallace Fields Junior School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Martin's Church of England Junior School 1.0 mi Improved significantly
- St Martin's Church of England Infant School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Epsom Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Warren Mead Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Warren Mead Infant School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Clement's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published