West Ashtead Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 0–11 · Ashtead, 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.
West Ashtead Primary Academy is a primary school in Ashtead, Surrey for ages 0–11 (academy converter). Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
West Ashtead Primary Academy 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 | 1.17 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
- In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, but places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier published years.
- There were 23 first-choice applications for 23 offers for Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 25.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 10% 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
- Taleworth Road, Ashtead, KT21 2PX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–11
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 266 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this caring school.”
- “They greet each other with a smile and welcome visitors to their school with warmth and enthusiasm.”
- “Positive relationships are at the heart of the school’s work.”
To improve
- “There are, however, some inconsistencies in how well the curriculum is delivered across classes.”
- “Staff modelling, questioning and interactions do not always build on pupils’ knowledge effectively.”
- “Although most pupils achieve well by the end of key stage 2, disadvantaged pupils’ learning is still improving and not consistently reflected in published outcomes.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2026 (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) | 66% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 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.
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Barnett Wood Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Greville Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Vale Primary School and Nursery 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fetcham Village Infant School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published