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Eastwick Infant School, Leatherhead

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Ages 2–7

Eastwick Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 7 in Leatherhead, part of The Howard Partnership Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2011. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2024 did not change this grade. It was 83% full in 2025.

Ofsted
Good (2011)
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

Eastwick Infant School in detail

Getting a place at Eastwick Infant School

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Eastwick Infant School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Eastwick Infant School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Eastwick Infant School are Eastwick Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 76% reading, 73% maths); Great Bookham School (0.5 miles, 100% reading, 96% maths); Oakfield Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 75% reading, 81% maths); and Polesden Lacey Infant Academy (0.8 miles).

Eastwick Junior SchoolGreat Bookham SchoolOakfield Junior SchoolPolesden Lacey Infant Academy

The trust

Eastwick Infant 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

Who goes there

16.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 16 pupils (8.9%) received SEN support and 31 (17.2%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Eastwick Infant School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 22 places, 24 pupils on roll.

Staffing

Eastwick Infant School had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Bookham Rail Station, about 1080 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Anchor (opposite), 280 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Eastwick Infant 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 49 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Eastwick Infant School issued 4 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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:Ms Felicity Gilmore
Pupils:180
LA:Surrey
Phone:01372453672
Address:Eastwick Drive, Great Bookham, Leatherhead, KT23 3PP
Trust:THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST (14 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2016

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from October 2011, 15 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 21 May 2024View full report
URN:142998
UKPRN:10057114
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Dorking and Horley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2011 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

16.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Speech and language

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

17.3

Avg class size

17.3

Infant (KS1)

6

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

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Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Eastwick Infant 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

Bookham Rail Station (rear entrance)
1.1km · 18 min walk

Bus Stops

The Anchor (opp)
278m · 5 min walk
Eastwick Drive (adj)
294m · 5 min walk
Amey Drive (adj)
401m · 7 min walk
The Old Crown (opp)
550m · 9 min walk
Kennel Lane (N-bound)
583m · 9 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
6
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.

1 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 Eastwick Infant School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

83%

Available places

204 pupils

246 places

42 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Leatherhead

Medium pressure
New homes approved:1,036
Projected new pupils:259

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

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(3)

21 May 2024

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

4 December 2018
17 October 2011
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

16

SEN Support

31

EHC Plans

26.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Eastwick Infant School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 22 places, 24 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication23
Autistic Spectrum Disorder12
Social, Emotional & Mental Health9
Specific Learning Difficulty3
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
82.8%
Asian
2.3%
Black
1.1%
Mixed
7.8%
Chinese
0.6%
Unclassified
1.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals16.1%
English as Additional Language2.2%

180

Total Pupils

108

Boys

72

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

17

Teachers

10.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,006

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,467

Per pupil

£1260k

Total funding

£45k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£52,528
EAL funding£5,789
Lump sum£153,698

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.3%

Overall absence

8.5%

Persistent absence

164

Enrolments

Authorised3.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)8.5%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.8%
18/19
4.8%
20/21
7.9%
21/22
5.3%
22/23
5.4%
23/24
4.3%
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 Eastwick Infant School

What is Eastwick Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Eastwick Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2011, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Eastwick Infant School?

No fixed boundary. When Eastwick Infant 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 Eastwick Infant School?

Eastwick Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 246 places.

How big are the classes at Eastwick Infant School?

Classes at Eastwick Infant School average 17.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Eastwick Infant School?

Eastwick Infant School has around 180 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Eastwick Infant School have specialist SEN provision?

Eastwick Infant School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 22 places, 24 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Eastwick Infant School?

4.3% of sessions were missed at Eastwick Infant School in 2024/25. 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Eastwick Infant School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Eastwick Infant 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.

How many road collisions happen near Eastwick Infant School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 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 Eastwick Infant School?

Eastwick Infant School is at Eastwick Drive, Great Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 3PP.

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

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