Meadhurst Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Ashford, 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.
Meadhurst Primary School is a primary school in Ashford, Surrey for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Meadhurst 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 | 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 2024/25, 47% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 141 of the 254 other Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 41 first-choice applications for 43 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 31.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 18.8% 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
- Feltham Hill Road, Ashford, TW15 1LP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 470 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 January 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s values ‘learn, thrive and achieve’ permeate into every aspect of daily life.”
- “Pupils’ success and happiness are at the forefront of everything that happens here.”
- “They feel safe and trust staff.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not take advantage of all that the school has to offer, because they do not attend regularly.”
- “Leaders agree that a few staff who teach phonics, do not always make sure that pupils learn to read accurately.”
- “This means that some of the youngest readers do not read fluently or confidently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 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) | 47% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 41 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.
- The Echelford Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashford CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Kenyngton Manor Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawkedale Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Clarendon Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published