Dormansland Primary School, Lingfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at fostering a love of reading and supporting all readers, including those who need extra help. Pupils thrive in a caring, inclusive environment where they develop confidence, responsibility, and strong relationships with staff. The school offers enriching experiences and high expectations that inspire pupils to be positive role models.
Key Strengths
- Strong love of reading with pupils confidently discussing favourite authors and a broad, diverse literature curriculum
- Clear focus on phonics helping all pupils, including those who struggle, to read swiftly
- Highly inclusive school with effective systems to identify and support pupils with additional needs
- Calm, respectful behaviour throughout the school with pupils taking responsibility through leadership roles
- Recent introduction of well-sequenced foundation subject curriculums with clearer teaching content
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not consistently revisit key content from previous units to check long-term retention in foundation subjects
- School has not clearly identified the essential knowledge pupils must remember over time in some foundation subjects
- Teachers need more support to adapt new foundation curriculums for pupils with SEND
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff creating a safe space where pupils feel valued and confident to report concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Residential trips with activities like raft building, forest visits to learn about habitats and foraging, school council, food heroes, playground monitors, sporting activities, maypole dancing
Dormansland Primary School has maintained good standards following its previous inspection. The school is a safe, inclusive community where pupils are highly motivated and develop strong relationships with caring staff.
At a Glance
14.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
66 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 87% to 93%. Maths has declined from 87% to 83%. Writing has declined from 80% to 76%.
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
207 pupils
210 capacity
3 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Lingfield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Lingfield
Admissions Demand - Surrey
Places available
13,213
Applications
12,004
Got 1st preference
88.4%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Surrey (2025/26)
Inspection History(8)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.09038%
Overall absence
10.55556%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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