Hatchlands Primary
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Redhill, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Hatchlands Primary is a primary school in Redhill, Surrey for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 November 2022. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Hatchlands Primary 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 8.04 mi |
| 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 35 offers (0.6 first choices per offer, the 9th lowest of 247 Surrey primary schools).
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, with 13 offers going to families ranking it second or lower; places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 22.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 8.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey.
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
- Hatchlands Road, Redhill, RH1 6AT
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 334 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 November 2022
Strengths
- “‘Eco councillors’ plant trees in the school’s woodland area, growing an outdoor learning environment for current and future pupils.”
- “They remind pupils to save energy by turning off lights and taps, and they pick up litter to look after the environment.”
- “‘Learning councillors’ gather the views of pupils to improve future learning and make experiences in school more memorable.”
To improve
- “In these subjects, teachers do not always have the subject knowledge to teach with complete confidence.”
- “Teachers are not always clear enough about the precise knowledge that pupils need to remember.”
- “Leaders have not yet provided sufficient curriculum training for teachers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 January 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) | 69% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 22 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.
- Wray Common Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Reigate Parish Church Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Earlswood Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holmesdale Community Infant School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Reigate Priory Community Junior School 1.1 mi Outstanding