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Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA, Epsom

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 3–11

Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Epsom. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 12th-highest of the 12 schools in Epsom with published results, and 13,056th of 14,452 across England. It was 73% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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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

Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA in detail

Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA in its own words

In its own words: "Our vision, inspired by Jesus' words 'I have come that they may have life - life in all its fullness.' (John 10:10), is Everyone within our diverse community will flourish ...regardless of previous experiences or starting point. This is brought to life by living out our values of Hope, Trust, Love, Forgiveness and Respect."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 68% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA

For September 2026 entry, 11 families put Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 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 Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA are West Ewell Primary School and Nursery (0.3 miles, Good, 84% reading, 74% maths); Danetree Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 81% maths); Cuddington Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 88% maths); and The Mead Infant and Nursery School (0.8 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA.

West Ewell Primary School and NurseryDanetree Primary SchoolCuddington Community Primary SchoolThe Mead Infant and Nursery School

Who goes there

46.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Asian (14%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (15.4%) received SEN support and 11 (6.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Staffing

Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Tolworth Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pams Way (opposite), 240 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 197 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA issued 50 suspensions, 28.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA are Epsom and Ewell High School (0.3 miles), Richard Challoner School (1.2 miles), Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form (1.3 miles) and Blenheim High School (1.5 miles).

Epsom and Ewell High SchoolRichard Challoner SchoolTolworth Girls' School and Sixth FormBlenheim High School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Mercy Atkins
Pupils:162
LA:Surrey
Phone:02083371245
Address:Riverview Road, West Ewell, Epsom, KT19 0JP
Federation:Hope Federation
Status:open
Opened:1 September 1995

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 10 May 2023View full report
URN:131072
UKPRN:10080480
Diocese:Diocese of Guildford
Constituency:Epsom and Ewell
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

46.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-9ppMaths-14ppWriting-8pp

Reading has declined from 68% to 59% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 73% to 59% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 64% to 56% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

21.6

Avg class size

24.0

Infant (KS1)

22.5

KS2

5

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Surrey

Term dates

Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA is a voluntary aided 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

Pams Way (opp)
244m · 4 min walk
Ruxley Lane (SW-bound)
277m · 5 min walk
Alway Avenue (adj)
383m · 6 min walk
Hogsmill Way (SW-bound)
398m · 6 min walk
Cox Lane (adj)
408m · 7 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
36
Fatal
0
Serious
7
Children hurt
8

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 36 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 29 slight.

8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.

5 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

73%

Available places

153 pupils

210 places

57 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Epsom

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,208
Projected new pupils:302

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Epsom

Across Surrey council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

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

Inspection History(7)

10 May 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
14 May 2019
Requires ImprovementReport
Leadership & ManagementGood
25 September 2018

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

25

SEN Support

11

EHC Plans

22.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health20
Speech, Language & Communication8
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Physical Disability1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
40.7%
Asian
14.2%
Black
7.4%
Mixed
11.7%
Other
2.5%
Unclassified
2.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals46.3%
English as Additional Language29.0%

162

Total Pupils

86

Boys

76

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

16.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,853

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,574

Per pupil

£1217k

Total funding

£109k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£134,625
EAL funding£19,681
Lump sum£153,698

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.3%

Overall absence

24.4%

Persistent absence

156

Enrolments

Authorised5.4%
Unauthorised2.9%
Persistent (10%+)24.4%
Severe (50%+)3.8%

Absence trend

5.2%
18/19
4.2%
20/21
7.6%
21/22
8.1%
22/23
8.8%
23/24
8.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA

What are SATs results like at Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA?

Of the pupils at Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 59% reached the expected standard in reading and 59% did so in maths.

What is Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA's Ofsted rating?

Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA?

No fixed boundary. When Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA?

Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA was not full in 2025: it ran at 73% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA?

Classes at Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA average 21.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA?

Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA has around 162 pupils on roll. 46% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA?

8.3% of sessions were missed at Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA in 2024/25. 24.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA 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 Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 36 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 29 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA?

Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA is at Riverview Road, West Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 0JP.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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