Hinchley Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Esher, Surrey
Hinchley Wood Primary School is a primary school in Esher, Surrey for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Claygate Lane, Hinchley Wood, Esher, KT10 0AQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 624 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive and succeed in this ambitious and inclusive school.”
- “Trustees, governors, leaders and staff share a commitment to ensure that the best interests of pupils are at the heart of every decision.”
- “Expectations are consistently high, and well met.”
To improve
- “Leaders acknowledge that their significant curriculum developments are not entirely embedded.”
- “However, lesson tasks occasionally do not match the precise design and ambition of the most effective examples.”
- “In these lessons, pupils show high engagement, but their learning can be less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (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) | 78% | 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: 75 first-preference applications, 81 offers in total, 75 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Surrey published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School 0.6 mi Outstanding
- Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thames Ditton Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Thames Ditton Infant School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Claygate Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cranmere Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Esher Church School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published