Park Mead Primary, Cranleigh
Park Mead Primary is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Cranleigh. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 151st-highest of the 210 schools in Surrey with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Park Mead Primary in detail
Park Mead Primary in its own words
In its own words: "We are committed to creating a vibrant and inclusive learning community that empowers every learner through motivation, independence, enjoyment and meaningful challenge. At Park Mead Primary School, we nurture kind, curious and determined pupils who will thrive and make a positive impact on the world."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our first and most important aim is to help pupils settle happily into Park Mead so that they feel confident and enthusiastic about coming to school each day."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, cross-country, choir, ukulele, recorder, chess and art.
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Park Mead Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 75% in maths).
Getting a place at Park Mead Primary
For September 2026 entry, 65 families put Park Mead Primary as their first choice and 124 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Park Mead Primary are St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 79% maths); Cranleigh Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, 42% reading, 42% maths); Ewhurst CofE Aided Primary School (1.4 miles, Requires improvement); and Peaslake Free School (3.8 miles, Requires improvement).
Park Mead Primary's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.
St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary SchoolCranleigh Church of England Primary SchoolEwhurst CofE Aided Primary SchoolPeaslake Free School
What parents say
180 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Park Mead Primary (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 84% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (84%).
Who goes there
13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Park Mead Primary.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sherrydon (opposite), 250 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Park Mead Primary 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 37 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Park Mead Primary issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from April 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are happy and thrive in this caring school. They uphold the school's values of 'kindness, curiosity and determination' well. Pupils demonstrate these through their warm and considerate conduct towards others. In lessons, pupils enjoy learning and work well together. At playtime, they take turns, share equipment, and invite each other to join in with games.
The school's high expectations motivate pupils to achieve well. This is reflected across lessons, where pupils work with focus and purpose. Pupils respond well to the positive encouragement that staff provide. They value the different ways that the school recognises their achievements and contributions. These are widely celebrated, including in the Friday celebration assemblies.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school's curriculum is broad and ambitious. The curriculum is continuously being refined so that across subjects, it supports pupils to learn well. This starts strongly in the early years, where the curriculum carefully builds children's knowledge and skills. The school responded robustly to low published outcomes of the key stage 2 national tests in 2023. Changes to the reading and writing curriculums have improved pupils' achievement in these subjects. However, in a few other subjects, important knowledge is not arranged well. This hinders how well pupils understand key ideas in these subjects.
Teachers have secure subject knowledge. They draw on this to give clear explanations of new ideas. This includes deliberately teaching the meanings of new vocabulary. Teachers carefully choose learning activities that help pupils to apply new learning. However, at times, some teachers do not check pupils' understanding well or address pupils' weaker knowledge areas. Where this happens, pupils continue to have misconceptions. As a result, this hampers pupils' future learning in these subjects, including pupils with special educational needs/and or disabilities (SEND).
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2015 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
13.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
180 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 73% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 75% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.1
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
30.2
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Park Mead Primary
Term dates
Park Mead Primary is a foundation school, 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Park Mead Primary from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Park Mead Primary 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
419 pupils
420 places
1 spare place in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Cranleigh
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cranleigh
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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
70
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
19.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
423
Total Pupils
209
Boys
214
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
18.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,497
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,976
Per pupil
£2276k
Total funding
£80k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
8.2%
Persistent absence
364
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
Park Mead Primary
Questions parents ask about Park Mead Primary
What are SATs results like at Park Mead Primary?
Of the pupils at Park Mead Primary who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.
What is Park Mead Primary's Ofsted rating?
Park Mead Primary's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Park Mead Primary?
No fixed boundary. When Park Mead Primary is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Park Mead Primary?
Park Mead Primary was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Park Mead Primary?
Classes at Park Mead Primary average 30.1 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Park Mead Primary?
Park Mead Primary has around 423 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Park Mead Primary?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Park Mead Primary in 2024/25. 8.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Park Mead Primary?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Park Mead Primary 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 Park Mead Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Park Mead Primary?
Park Mead Primary is at Park Drive, Park Mead Estate, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 7HB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)