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Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School, Sunbury-on-Thames

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–7

Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Sunbury-on-Thames. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2023 did not change this grade. It was 39% full in 2025.

Ofsted
Good (2017)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School in detail

Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Beauclerc is more than a school - it is a Community! It is part of a Federation of two schools at the heart of the Sunbury-Upon-Thames community: Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School and Chennestone Primary School."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include tennis, dance, drama and cheerleading.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £7.00 per session.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School are Chennestone Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths); St Ignatius Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, 90% reading, 84% maths); Hawkedale Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 71% reading, 79% maths); and Grovelands Primary School (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths).

Chennestone Primary SchoolSt Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolHawkedale Primary SchoolGrovelands Primary School

Who goes there

10.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 36.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (52%), Asian (17%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 18 pupils (21.2%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Staffing

Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 7 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Kempton Park Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is French Street (adjacent), 140 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School issued 1 suspension, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School are St Paul's Catholic College (0.7 miles), Heathside Walton-on-Thames (0.9 miles), Sunbury Manor School (1 mile) and The Bishop Wand Church of England School (1.1 miles).

St Paul's Catholic CollegeHeathside Walton-on-ThamesSunbury Manor SchoolThe Bishop Wand Church of England School

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Hayley Mulhall
Pupils:85
LA:Surrey
Phone:01932780672
Address:116 French Street, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5LE
Federation:Beauclerc and Chennestone Schools
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from October 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 4 May 2023View full report
URN:125096
UKPRN:10072756
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Spelthorne
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2017 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

10.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

21.3

Avg class size

18.3

Infant (KS1)

4

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School.

  • Premier Education Clubs at Chennestone Primary School580m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Surrey. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 19 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Surrey term dates

Getting There

Ferry Terminals

Sunbury Ferry Landing (entrance)
380m · 6 min walk
Walton Ferry Landing (QUAY)
449m · 7 min walk

Bus Stops

French Street (adj)
144m · 2 min walk
French Street South (SE-bound)
161m · 3 min walk
Sunbury Court (opp)
208m · 3 min walk
Oakington Drive (SW-bound)
374m · 6 min walk
Harfield Road (after)
477m · 8 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
12
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

39%

Available places

47 pupils

120 places

73 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Sunbury-on-Thames

Medium pressure
New homes approved:388
Projected new pupils:97

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sunbury-on-Thames

Across Surrey council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

13,004

Applications

11,426

Got 1st preference

89.8%

Got preferred school

98.7%

All primary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(6)

4 May 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

10 October 2017
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
3 July 2013
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

18

SEN Support

0

EHC Plans

21.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health12
Speech, Language & Communication2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
51.8%
Asian
16.5%
Black
5.9%
Mixed
9.4%
Chinese
1.2%
Other
2.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals10.6%
English as Additional Language36.5%

85

Total Pupils

42

Boys

43

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

7

Teachers

12.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£57,597

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£8,058

Per pupil

£505k

Total funding

£5k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£9,804
EAL funding£11,472
Lump sum£153,698

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.5%

Overall absence

22.0%

Persistent absence

41

Enrolments

Authorised5.9%
Unauthorised1.6%
Persistent (10%+)22.0%
Severe (50%+)2.4%

Absence trend

4.1%
18/19
2.2%
20/21
6.6%
21/22
7.0%
22/23
4.8%
23/24
7.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School

What is Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2017, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School?

No fixed boundary. When Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School?

Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School was not full in 2025: it ran at 39% of its 120 places.

How big are the classes at Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School?

Classes at Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School average 21.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School?

Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School has around 85 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School?

7.5% of sessions were missed at Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School in 2024/25. 22% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School: Premier Education Clubs at Chennestone Primary School (580m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School's term dates?

Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Surrey. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 19 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School?

Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School is at 116 French Street, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 5LE.

Sources: Surrey term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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