Best Schools in Tadworth

How many schools are there in Tadworth?

Tadworth has 7 open schools: 3 state primary, 1 independent, 2 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Tadworth are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Tadworth were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: The Surrey Teaching Centre and The Children's Trust School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 4 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

The Surrey Teaching CentreThe Children's Trust School

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Tadworth have the best SATs results?

Of the 2 primary schools in Tadworth with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School (93% in reading, 82% in maths); and Kingswood Primary School (73% in reading, 69% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Walton-on-the-Hill Primary SchoolKingswood Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Do schools in Tadworth have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Tadworth have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Tadworth?

Apply to Surrey through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.