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Cuddington Community Primary School, Worcester Park

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Ages 2–11

Cuddington Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Worcester Park, part of The Howard Partnership Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 5 schools in Worcester Park with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. It was 83% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2019)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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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

Cuddington Community Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Cuddington Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 86% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Cuddington Community Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Cuddington Community Primary School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 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 Cuddington Community Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Cuddington Community Primary School are The Mead Infant and Nursery School (0.2 miles); Auriol Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 86% reading, 87% maths); Cheam Common Infants' Academy (0.7 miles, Good); and Malden Parochial CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 93% reading, 97% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Cuddington Community Primary School.

The Mead Infant and Nursery SchoolAuriol Junior SchoolCheam Common Infants' AcademyMalden Parochial CofE Primary School

The trust

Cuddington Community Primary School is one of 14 schools run by The Howard Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 14 schools in The Howard Partnership Trust

What parents say

43 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cuddington Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 67% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 29% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (84%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (29%).

Who goes there

28.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (53%), Asian (16%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 12 pupils (6.6%) received SEN support and 28 (15.4%) 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 autism.

Cuddington Community Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

Staffing

Cuddington Community Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Stoneleigh Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cuddington Avenue (nw-bound), 170 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cuddington Community Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 184 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Cuddington Community Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Cuddington Community Primary School are Richard Challoner School (1 mile) and Epsom and Ewell High School (1.1 miles).

Richard Challoner SchoolEpsom and Ewell High School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; 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:Miss Emma Dempster
Pupils:182
LA:Surrey
Phone:02087162677
Address:Salisbury Road, Worcester Park, KT4 7DD
Trust:THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST (14 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2016

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from June 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 19 November 2024View full report
URN:143000
UKPRN:10057116
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Epsom and Ewell
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Cuddington Community Primary School is a welcoming place where pupils feel known as individuals and supported to do well. The school excels at teaching reading through precise phonics instruction and tailoring support for pupils with additional needs. The emphasis on high-quality outdoor play, respect and equality creates a positive environment where pupils take pride in their behaviour and relationships.

Key Strengths

  • Highly skilled teachers who support pupils' diverse needs effectively, including those with SEND and English as an additional language
  • Precise phonics teaching with impactful individual interventions, resulting in enthusiastic early readers
  • Well-ordered lessons with high expectations for behaviour that pupils consider fair and take pride in meeting
  • Rich early years environment with strong outdoor learning opportunities including mud kitchen and woodland play
  • Strong understanding of respect, fairness and equality embedded throughout the school

Areas for Improvement

  • Checking pupils' understanding is not always consistent, meaning some misconceptions and knowledge gaps are not identified and addressed
  • Some pupils still do not attend school as regularly as they should, impacting their learning

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with pupils feeling safe and confident that staff would quickly assist with any concerns.

Extracurricular Activities

Mud kitchen, chalk areas, woodland play, reading buddy schemes with older pupil leaders, range of clubs and activities

Cuddington Community Primary School has maintained good standards since its previous inspection. The school is committed to meeting diverse pupil needs and has high expectations for all children's achievement.

At a Glance

21.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEN unit: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

43 responses
Would recommend67%
Child is happy84%
Child does well77%
High expectations81%
Feels safe81%
Well behaved61%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)29%
Kept informed74%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)57%
Wider development72%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMaths-5ppWriting-6pp

Reading has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 93% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 82% to 76% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

18.6

Avg class size

20.0

Infant (KS1)

19.3

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Keep up with Cuddington Community Primary School

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Cuddington Community Primary School.

  • Chillout of School Club - The Mead260m away · Not yet graded
  • Chillout of School Club -Auriol400m away · Not yet graded
  • NSSport @ AURIOL JUNIOR SCHOOL400m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Cuddington Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Surrey's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Stoneleigh Rail Station (Rear Entrance)
1.0km · 17 min walk
Worcester Park (Entrance)
1.2km · 19 min walk
Worcester Park Rail Station
1.2km · 19 min walk

Bus Stops

Cuddington Avenue (NW-bound)
167m · 3 min walk
Newbury Gardens Top (SE-bound)
285m · 5 min walk
The Willow Tree (opp)
345m · 6 min walk
Salisbury Road (N-bound)
361m · 6 min walk
Thorndon Gardens (SW-bound)
389m · 6 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
9
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

2 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 Cuddington Community Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

83%

Available places

174 pupils

210 places

36 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Worcester Park

Low pressure
New homes approved:199
Projected new pupils:50

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

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(2)

19 November 2024

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

11 June 2019
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

12

SEN Support

28

EHC Plans

22.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Cuddington Community Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

SEN Unit

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder20
Speech, Language & Communication10
Social, Emotional & Mental Health5
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
52.7%
Asian
15.9%
Black
1.6%
Mixed
10.4%
Chinese
0.5%
Other
6.6%
Unclassified
1.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals21.4%
English as Additional Language28.6%

182

Total Pupils

97

Boys

85

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

12

Teachers

15.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,388

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,738

Per pupil

£1124k

Total funding

£47k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£56,192
EAL funding£19,689
Lump sum£153,698

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.0%

Overall absence

9.9%

Persistent absence

161

Enrolments

Authorised4.3%
Unauthorised1.7%
Persistent (10%+)9.9%
Severe (50%+)1.9%

Absence trend

4.3%
18/19
4.3%
20/21
8.2%
21/22
6.1%
22/23
5.4%
23/24
6.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Cuddington Community Primary School

What are SATs results like at Cuddington Community Primary School?

Of the pupils at Cuddington Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 88% did so in maths.

What is Cuddington Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Cuddington Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2019, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Cuddington Community Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Cuddington Community Primary 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 Cuddington Community Primary School?

Cuddington Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Cuddington Community Primary School?

Classes at Cuddington Community Primary School average 18.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Cuddington Community Primary School?

Cuddington Community Primary School has around 182 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Cuddington Community Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Cuddington Community Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Cuddington Community Primary School?

6% of sessions were missed at Cuddington Community Primary School in 2024/25. 9.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Cuddington Community Primary School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Cuddington Community Primary 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 Cuddington Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Cuddington Community Primary School: Chillout of School Club - The Mead (260m away, registered, not yet graded), Chillout of School Club -Auriol (400m away, registered, not yet graded) and NSSport @ AURIOL JUNIOR SCHOOL (400m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Cuddington Community Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 Cuddington Community Primary School?

Cuddington Community Primary School is at Salisbury Road, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 7DD.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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