Meath Green Junior School, Horley

From the headteacher's welcome: "I have the privilege of being Headteacher of Meath Green Junior School with its tradition of success, high standards and opportunity. We are a happy, thriving, family community. We have high expectations of ourselves as a school, and develop children to be well-rounded, respectful and successful members of society with good manners and high ambitions."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, gymnastics and karate.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £5 per day.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 6 November 2026 at 3.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Meath Green Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

Across Surrey, 90% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Surrey lodged 205 appeals against primary school offers; 135 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (11.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Meath Green Junior School are Meath Green Infant School (0.2 miles, Good); Westvale Park Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good); Yattendon School (0.6 miles, 78% reading, 90% maths); and Manorfield Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 90% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Meath Green Junior School.

52 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Meath Green Junior School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

14.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 34 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 20 (5.7%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Horley Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenfields Road (sw-bound), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Meath Green Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 141 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.

In 2024/25, Meath Green Junior School issued 4 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.