Sythwood Primary and Nursery School, Woking
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Sythwood is an inclusive, welcoming school where all children thrive. The school excels at teaching reading through strong phonics approaches and provides exceptional support for pupils with additional needs, particularly those with visual impairments. Staff create a calm, respectful environment where pupils feel valued and happy to attend school every day.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching and reading progress across the school
- Inclusive approach with high-quality support for pupils with SEND, particularly those with visual impairments
- Well-behaved pupils with positive relationships with staff and embedded routines
- Effective safeguarding with open culture where concerns are actively managed
- Wide range of popular extra-curricular activities that engage all pupils including disadvantaged learners
Areas for Improvement
- Handwriting quality is inconsistent and new programme needs more time to embed
- Curriculum adaptations are not always precisely aligned to pupils' needs, limiting progress for some learners
- Early years staff interactions sometimes not closely matched to children's learning needs
- Pupil recall of some personal development curriculum areas, such as healthy relationships, is less secure
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Early risers club, young carers club, educational visits including amusement park trip, plentiful and popular extra-curricular activities
Sythwood Primary and Nursery School is an inclusive school where pupils achieve at expected standard and make steady progress from their starting points. Leaders have high expectations for all pupils and have created a positive learning environment where pupils feel safe and happy.
At a Glance
39.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
VI - Visual Impairment
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 78%. Maths has declined from 88% to 76%. Writing has improved from 68% to 76%.
Class Sizes
26.5
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
2
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
487 pupils
510 capacity
23 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Woking
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Woking
Admissions Demand - Surrey
Places available
13,213
Applications
12,004
Got 1st preference
88.4%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Surrey (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.7936%
Overall absence
12.70208%
Persistent absence
433
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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