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St Clement's Catholic Primary School, Epsom

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Roman Catholic
Ages 5–11

St Clement's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Epsom, part of Xavier Catholic Education Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.

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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

St Clement's Catholic Primary School in detail

St Clement's Catholic Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Our school is a special place where every child has the opportunity to grow and develop in God's love, to become happy, caring and thoughtful children. We challenge each child to achieve high standards through a broad, balanced and creative curriculum, thereby ensuring that they are fully prepared for each stage of their school career."

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

St Clement's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 125220), 84% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at St Clement's Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put St Clement's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 111 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at St Clement's Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Clement's Catholic Primary School are Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School (0.3 miles); Danetree Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 81% maths); Epsom Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles, 74% reading, 74% maths); and West Ewell Primary School and Nursery (1 mile, Good, 84% reading, 74% maths).

Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery SchoolDanetree Primary SchoolEpsom Primary and Nursery SchoolWest Ewell Primary School and Nursery

The trust

St Clement's Catholic Primary School is one of 23 schools run by Xavier Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 23 schools in Xavier Catholic Education Trust

Who goes there

4.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 16 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 4 (2%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Ewell West Rail Station, about 170 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ewell West Railway Station (adjacent), 90 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 203 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Clement's Catholic Primary School are Glyn School (0.5 miles), Blenheim High School (0.6 miles), Epsom and Ewell High School (1.1 miles) and Nonsuch High School for Girls (1.4 miles).

Glyn SchoolBlenheim High SchoolEpsom and Ewell High SchoolNonsuch High School for Girls

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Irma Chappell
Pupils:205
LA:Surrey
Phone:02083938789
Address:Fennells Mead, Chessington Road, Epsom, KT17 1TX
Trust:XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (23 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 June 2025

Ofsted Rating

St Clement's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2025. Before that, as St Clement's Catholic Primary School (URN 125220), it was rated Good in April 2016.

URN:151481
UKPRN:10096981
Diocese:Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
Constituency:Epsom and Ewell
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

4.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

29.3

Avg class size

26.0

Infant (KS1)

31.8

KS2

7

Total classes

4 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

Results at St Clement's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125220). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-10ppMaths-3ppWriting+7pp

Reading has declined from 94% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 84% to 91% (2024 to 2025).

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Clement's Catholic Primary School.

  • Stagecoach Epsom240m away · Not yet graded
  • Club Vale Ltd450m away · Not yet graded
  • Alfresco Outdoors480m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

St Clement's Catholic Primary School is an academy, 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

Train Stations

Ewell West Rail Station
172m · 3 min walk
Ewell East Rail Station (main entrance)
1.1km · 19 min walk

Bus Stops

Ewell West Railway Station (adj)
94m · 2 min walk
The Spring (adj)
363m · 6 min walk
Spring Street (adj)
391m · 6 min walk
Meadowview Road (adj)
394m · 6 min walk
Eight Bells (S-bound)
410m · 7 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
23
Fatal
0
Serious
5
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 18 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

4 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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Your chances of a place at St Clement's Catholic Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

94%

Near capacity

205 pupils

218 places

13 spare places

as recorded on GIAS

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

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

16

SEN Support

4

EHC Plans

9.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health9
Speech, Language & Communication4
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Physical Disability1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
53.2%
Asian
4.5%
Black
3.9%
Mixed
13.7%
Chinese
5.9%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
0.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals4.9%
English as Additional Language24.4%

205

Total Pupils

96

Boys

109

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

12

Teachers

17.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,819

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at St Clement's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125220). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

2.9%

Overall absence

2.6%

Persistent absence

191

Enrolments

Authorised2.3%
Unauthorised0.6%
Persistent (10%+)2.6%
Severe (50%+)0.5%

Absence trend

3.0%
18/19
1.7%
20/21
4.5%
21/22
3.8%
22/23
3.2%
23/24
2.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Clement's Catholic Primary School

Are there exam results for St Clement's Catholic Primary School?

St Clement's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 125220), 84% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is St Clement's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Clement's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2025. Before that, as St Clement's Catholic Primary School (URN 125220), it was rated Good in April 2016.

What is the catchment area for St Clement's Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When St Clement's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How big are the classes at St Clement's Catholic Primary School?

Classes at St Clement's Catholic Primary School average 29.3 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to St Clement's Catholic Primary School?

St Clement's Catholic Primary School has around 205 pupils on roll. 5% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to St Clement's Catholic Primary School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming St Clement's Catholic Primary School 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 St Clement's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Clement's Catholic Primary School: Stagecoach Epsom (240m away, registered, not yet graded), Club Vale Ltd (450m away, registered, not yet graded) and Alfresco Outdoors (480m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near St Clement's Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 18 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 4 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 St Clement's Catholic Primary School?

St Clement's Catholic Primary School is at Fennells Mead, Chessington Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1TX.

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

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