The Vale Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Epsom, 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.
The Vale Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Epsom, Surrey for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 May 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
The Vale Primary 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- In Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place, as was also the case at 141 of the 254 other Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 22 first-choice applications for 22 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 21% 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
- 84-92 Beaconsfield Road, Epsom, KT18 6HP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 191 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this friendly and supportive school.”
- “They like the way they are greeted by teachers and how everyone says, ‘Good morning.”
- “Pupils describe how ‘when you walk in, you feel welcome’.”
To improve
- “In some other subjects, the precise knowledge that pupils must learn is not yet consistently ordered.”
- “This prevents pupils from developing their knowledge securely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 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) | 64% | 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, 22 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.
- Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's Church of England Junior School 1.5 mi Improved significantly
- St Martin's Church of England Infant School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tadworth Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Greville Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published