Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 0–11 · 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.
Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery is a primary school in Epsom, Surrey for ages 0–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Shawley Community Primary Academy & 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 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 141 of the 254 other Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Free school meals eligibility is 25.8% and pupils per teacher 18.8, against middle figures of 9.6% and 21.8 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
- Shawley Way, Tattenham Corner, Epsom Downs, Epsom, KT18 5PD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–11
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 267 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils greet everyone with a warm welcome to this friendly, inclusive and forward-thinking school.”
- “Pastoral care and well-being are valued highly, ensuring that pupils feel cared for, joyful and safe.”
- “Parents say that staff ‘go above and beyond to ensure that pupils are happy and fulfilled’.”
To improve
- “However, there remain minor inconsistencies in teaching.”
- “This means that while pupils generally achieve well, sometimes their recall of key content is not secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 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) | 62% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 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 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Warren Mead Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Warren Mead Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Banstead Infant School and Nursery 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Banstead Community Junior School 1.3 mi Good
- The Vale Primary School and Nursery 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tadworth Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published