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The Greville Primary School, Ashtead

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 4–11

The Greville Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Ashtead. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2010. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 62nd-highest of the 210 schools in Surrey with published results, and 3,246th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2010)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than 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

The Greville Primary School in detail

The Greville Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "At The Greville, we are proud to provide a nurturing, positive and inclusive environment where every child feels safe, supported and happy. Our dedicated staff team works closely together to ensure that all children can flourish - both in their learning and in their understanding of the wider world."

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

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 6.30pm, an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026, an open evening on Friday 13 November 2026 at 9am and an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Surrey

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at The Greville Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% 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 (85% in reading, 83% in maths).

Getting a place at The Greville Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put The Greville Primary School as their first choice and 157 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 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 The Greville Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to The Greville Primary School are St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); Barnett Wood Infant School (0.7 miles, Outstanding); West Ashtead Primary Academy (0.9 miles, 80% reading, 80% maths); and St Peter's Catholic Primary School (1.3 miles).

St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant SchoolBarnett Wood Infant SchoolWest Ashtead Primary AcademySt Peter's Catholic Primary School

What parents say

233 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Greville Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

Who goes there

10.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.9% 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 (8%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Ashtead Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bramley Way (opposite), 220 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Greville Primary School 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 34 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, The Greville Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to The Greville Primary School are Rosebery School (1.2 miles), St Andrew's Catholic School (1.2 miles) and Therfield School (1.8 miles).

Rosebery SchoolSt Andrew's Catholic SchoolTherfield School

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

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Duncan Steele
Pupils:650
LA:Surrey
Phone:01372274872
Address:Stonny Croft, Bramley Way, Ashtead, KT21 1SH
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from September 2010, 16 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 25 February 2025View full report
URN:125008
UKPRN:10071195
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Epsom and Ewell
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

The Greville Primary School is a caring, inclusive place where children thrive both academically and emotionally. Staff expertly teach the curriculum and provide exceptional support for all pupils, including those with additional needs. The school's strong values and extensive activities - from choirs and orchestras to leadership roles - help every child develop confidence, resilience and a belief that they can achieve their goals.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils' behaviour is exemplary and attitudes to learning are highly positive - they are eager to learn and conduct themselves extremely well
  • Excellent phonics teaching and reading provision - pupils become confident and fluent readers with carefully matched books
  • Exceptional personal development through strong pastoral support, nurture provision, and leadership roles that help pupils become resilient citizens
  • Outstanding early years provision with exciting activities that develop children's curiosity, creativity and language skills
  • Strong musical opportunities including choirs and orchestra, accessible to all pupils including those with additional needs

Areas for Improvement

  • In a couple of subjects, assessment systems do not robustly check whether pupils have retained the specific knowledge taught, leaving some pupils with gaps
  • Teachers need stronger systems to quickly identify and close any gaps in pupils' previously taught knowledge

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Choirs, orchestra, well-being ambassadors, play leaders

The Greville Primary School is a happy, well-run primary school where pupils demonstrate strong values of resilience, respect, responsibility and kindness. The school has an ambitious curriculum and pupils achieve well across all subjects, with particularly strong outcomes in 2024.

At a Glance

10.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

233 responses
Would recommend96%
Child is happy97%
Child does well95%
High expectations88%
Feels safe97%
Well behaved93%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)71%
Kept informed89%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)90%
Wider development89%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths+2ppWriting+2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.7

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

29.8

KS2

15

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Greville Primary School.

  • art-K Ashtead660m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

The Greville Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Surrey. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 19 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Surrey term dates

Getting There

Train Stations

Ashtead Rail Station (entrance 2)
925m · 15 min walk

Bus Stops

Bramley Way (opp)
219m · 4 min walk
The Street (NE-bound)
485m · 8 min walk
Woodfield Lane (SE-bound)
543m · 9 min walk
Farm Lane (adj)
568m · 9 min walk
Pond (adj)
774m · 13 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.

2 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

98%

Near capacity

646 pupils

660 places

14 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Ashtead

Low pressure
New homes approved:173
Projected new pupils:43

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

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)

25 February 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
15 October 2019

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

3 March 2016

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

102

SEN Support

20

EHC Plans

18.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health42
Moderate Learning Difficulty24
Speech, Language & Communication23
Autistic Spectrum Disorder15
Specific Learning Difficulty13
Other2
Profound & Multiple LD1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
77.1%
Asian
2.2%
Black
0.8%
Mixed
7.9%
Chinese
0.5%
Other
0.2%
Unclassified
7.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals10.9%
English as Additional Language4.9%

650

Total Pupils

306

Boys

344

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

31

Teachers

21.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,722

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,090

Per pupil

£3524k

Total funding

£94k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£106,420
EAL funding£12,821
Lump sum£153,698

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.9%

Overall absence

8.1%

Persistent absence

604

Enrolments

Authorised3.1%
Unauthorised0.8%
Persistent (10%+)8.1%
Severe (50%+)0.3%

Absence trend

2.7%
18/19
2.1%
20/21
4.9%
21/22
3.9%
22/23
3.9%
23/24
3.9%
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 The Greville Primary School

What are SATs results like at The Greville Primary School?

Of the pupils at The Greville Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.

What is The Greville Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The Greville Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2010, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for The Greville Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When The Greville Primary School is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at The Greville Primary School?

The Greville Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at The Greville Primary School?

Classes at The Greville Primary School average 29.7 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to The Greville Primary School?

The Greville Primary School has around 650 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at The Greville Primary School?

3.9% of sessions were missed at The Greville Primary School in 2024/25. 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to The Greville Primary School?

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

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of The Greville Primary School: art-K Ashtead (660m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are The Greville Primary School's term dates?

The Greville Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Surrey. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 19 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near The Greville Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 2 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 The Greville Primary School?

The Greville Primary School is at Stonny Croft, Bramley Way, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 1SH.

Sources: Surrey term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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