The Mead Infant and Nursery School, Epsom

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades The Mead Infant and Nursery School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The pastoral support and personal development of pupils is a high priority at this school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Typically, pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders analyse and track absence patterns carefully."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders use a suitably broad, ambitious and well-designed curriculum that builds pupils' knowledge over time."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children get off to a great start in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "This is an inclusive school where leaders have high expectations of all pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school's context very well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should further develop staff's expertise in checking pupils' understanding in lessons so that pupils' misconceptions are identified and addressed quickly and consistently. • Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently design activities to support pupils to build on what they know and deepen their understanding securely".

In its own words: "The Mead is a three-form entry infant school. There are three classes of 30 children in each Year Group, making nine classes in total. The Mead also has a Nursery for 65 children, we are able to offer twenty-six 15-hour places in the morning and thirty-nine 30hr places. We also have a specialist centre for deaf children."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, choir, ukulele, chess, Lego, French and Spanish.

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

Coming up: an open day on Monday 16 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 86 families put The Mead Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 157 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Mead Infant and Nursery School are Auriol Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 86% reading, 87% maths); Cuddington Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 84% reading, 88% maths); Cheam Common Infants' Academy (0.7 miles, Good); and Cheam Common Junior Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 96% reading, 96% maths).

The Mead Infant and Nursery School is one of 31 schools run by Bourne Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

149 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Mead Infant and Nursery School (as of April 2026): 85% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

3.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%), Mixed (11%) and Asian (10%).

The Mead Infant and Nursery School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 9 places, 5 pupils on roll.

The Mead Infant and Nursery School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Stoneleigh Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newbury Gardens Top (se-bound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Mead Infant and Nursery 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 2024/25, The Mead Infant and Nursery School issued 3 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to The Mead Infant and Nursery School are Epsom and Ewell High School (1.1 miles) and Richard Challoner School (1.2 miles).