Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres, Epsom Downs
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Epsom Downs, part of Greensand Multi Academy Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
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
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres in detail
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres in its own words
In its own words: "Here at Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centre, our ethos is that of ensuring children receive a high-quality education in a welcoming and professional environment, enabling them and their families to grow in learning and confidence. Our School Values are front and centre of our school."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, cross-country, choir, Lego, cooking, gardening and art.
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026, an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 9 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Surrey
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 125127), 75% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres
For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres as their first choice and 83 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 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 Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres are Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 66% maths); Tadworth Primary School (0.9 miles); Tadworth Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 74% reading, 79% maths); and The Vale Primary School and Nursery (1.2 miles, Good, 79% reading, 68% maths).
Shawley Community Primary Academy & NurseryTadworth Primary SchoolTadworth Primary SchoolThe Vale Primary School and Nursery
The trust
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres is one of 10 schools run by Greensand Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
34.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 69 pupils (16.5%) received SEN support and 38 (9.1%) 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.
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres has a SEN unit for autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tattenham Corner Rail Station, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chetwode Road (ne-bound), 90 metres away.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; 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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2025. Before that, as Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres (URN 125127), it was rated Good in December 2014.
At a Glance
34.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
22.4
Avg class size
26.2
Infant (KS1)
23.8
KS2
18
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125127). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 87% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres.
- Tadworth Kumon Centre400m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres is in Surrey; for families living there:
- Surrey's school travel policy: Travel Assistance Policy for under 16s
- How to apply: Apply online for under 16 travel help
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
4 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
417 pupils
472 places
55 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Epsom Downs
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Epsom Downs
Across Surrey council
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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
69
SEN Support
38
EHC Plans
25.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres has a SEN unit for autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
417
Total Pupils
218
Boys
199
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
27
Teachers
15.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,992
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125127). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
6.2%
Overall absence
17.6%
Persistent absence
336
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres
Questions parents ask about Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres
Are there exam results for Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres?
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 125127), 75% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres's Ofsted rating?
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2025. Before that, as Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres (URN 125127), it was rated Good in December 2014.
What is the catchment area for Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres?
No fixed boundary. When Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres?
Classes at Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres average 22.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres?
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres has around 417 pupils on roll. 35% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres have specialist SEN provision?
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres has a SEN unit for autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres 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 Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres: Tadworth Kumon Centre (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 Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 4 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 Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres?
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres is at St Leonard's Road, Epsom Downs, Surrey, KT18 5RJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)