Lingfield Primary School, Lingfield

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Lingfield Primary School on 7 areas: 5 strong standard and 2 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders diligently refine the curriculum and assess the most effective ways it can be delivered."

Early years - Strong standard. "The early years curriculum is carefully planned to enable children to progress in all 7 areas of learning."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision that places inclusion at the heart of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders demonstrate a robust understanding of the school's strengths."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school provides a well-designed and aspirational personal development programme that enables pupils to thrive."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils in the school achieve broadly in line with national averages."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have created a caring and nurturing ethos."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to improve the attendance of disadvantaged pupils who persistently miss out on periods of their education"; "Leaders should maintain their rigorous focus on the performance of different groups of vulnerable pupils to ensure that these pupils continue to achieve as well as they can from their starting points".

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Lingfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 82% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 55 families put Lingfield Primary School as their first choice and 95 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Lingfield Primary School are Dormansland Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 93% reading, 83% maths); Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead (2.7 miles, Good, 75% reading, 72% maths); Felbridge Primary School (2.8 miles, 78% reading, 78% maths); and Blackwell Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 72% reading, 80% maths).

Lingfield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

2.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (5%).

The nearest railway station is Lingfield Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Star (opposite), 190 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 35 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).

In 2024/25, Lingfield Primary School issued 42 suspensions, 9.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.