Sandcross Primary School, Reigate

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Sandcross Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Staff interactions in the early years are consistently purposeful and warm."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have purposefully adapted systems and processes to meet the needs of the increasing number of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils experience a rich and well-considered personal development and wellbeing curriculum."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally achieve well across the curriculum and build their knowledge securely."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is monitored rigorously."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is well ordered and builds securely on pupils' prior learning."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders draw on a wide range of evidence to evaluate the school's work."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should strengthen the teaching of handwriting across the school and ensure that staff systematically identify and correct errors so that pupils develop secure and fluent writing skills"; "Leaders should maintain a clear and sustained focus on attendance and continue to refine actions that reduce persistent absence for key groups, particularly for disadvantaged pupils".

In its own words: "Open Days for September 2025 Please follow the link to register for our open days for entry to school in September 2025 Welcome to Sandcross School, where we are committed to supporting your child's educational journey at various stages."

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the children, staff, Local Governing Body and Everychild Partnership Trust, I would like to welcome you to Sandcross Primary School. It is my pleasure to be able to lead an amazing team of staff and wonderful children to be an exceptional primary school."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

On phones, the school says: "Parents and visitors are not permitted to use their mobile phones or other devices that can take and store photographs."

Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Sandcross Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 86 families put Sandcross Primary School as their first choice and 141 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 27 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Sandcross Primary School are Reigate Priory Community Junior School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 85% maths); Dovers Green School (0.9 miles, Good); Reigate Parish Church Primary School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 80% maths); and St John's Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 89% reading, 71% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Sandcross Primary School.

Sandcross Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Everychild Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

219 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sandcross Primary School (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 48% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (48%).

15.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.3% 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 (5%).

In 2026, 115 pupils (17.9%) received SEN support and 47 (7.3%) 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 Reigate Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sandcross Lane (nw-bound), 130 metres away.

In 2024/25, Sandcross Primary School issued 27 suspensions, 4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.