Meath Green Infant School, Horley

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

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils learn the key facts and skills they need in most subjects."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders make sure attendance and punctuality is a clear priority."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders plan teaching and the curriculum in a clear way so that staff know what to teach."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders help children in early years get a happy start to school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders are quick to spot pupils' needs and provide the right help without delay."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders guide the school in a clear and careful way."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff make sure that personal development, wellbeing and school values are very important for all pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff have continued access to evidence-informed professional development to enable greater impact in the teaching of the curriculum"; "Leaders should further refine and clarify the end points through the English and literacy curriculum so that these clearly support all pupils securing the foundational knowledge and skills they need"; "Leaders and governors should further refine their quality assurance systems and processes to sharpen the focus on the impact of leaders' strategic priorities".

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 9.30am and an admissions event on Thursday 5 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 64 families put Meath Green Infant School as their first choice and 252 named it as one of their preferences, for 86 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 Meath Green Infant School are Meath Green Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); Yattendon School (0.5 miles, 78% reading, 90% maths); Westvale Park Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good); and Horley Infant School (0.7 miles).

7.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Mixed (9%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (9.4%) received SEN support and 10 (3.7%) 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.

Meath Green Infant School had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Horley Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Avondale Close (w-bound), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Meath Green Infant School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 6th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 150 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

Meath Green Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.