The Mead Infant and Nursery School, Epsom
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The Mead provides an inclusive, caring environment where every child is known well and supported to thrive. The school excels at bringing the curriculum to life through purposeful trips and activities that spark children's interests and aspirations. Staff prioritise both academic achievement and emotional wellbeing, ensuring all pupils - including those with additional needs - make good progress and feel they belong.
Key Strengths
- Strong personal development and wellbeing programme with trips, sports competitions and musical performances
- Effective early reading and phonics teaching with positive screening check outcomes
- Inclusive approach where pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils progress well from their starting points
- Calm, nurturing environment with positive relationships and joyful playtimes
- Well-designed, ambitious curriculum that builds knowledge over time
Areas for Improvement
- Some tasks in lessons could deepen pupils' thinking and understanding more securely
- Leaders working to ensure staff consistently check pupils' understanding in lessons to identify gaps quicker
- Further development of writing teaching across the school to close gaps in pupil knowledge
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sporting competitions, musical performances, educational trips to botanical gardens
The Mead Infant and Nursery School is an inclusive school where children get off to a great start in a calm, well-organised environment with high expectations for all pupils. Leaders have created a nurturing atmosphere where pupils feel safe, valued and ready to learn.
At a Glance
3.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
292 pupils
344 capacity
52 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Epsom
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Epsom
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
3.59248%
Overall absence
9.69697%
Persistent absence
165
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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