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Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School, Horley

Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 3–11

Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Horley. It has a Church of England religious character. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2026, ended in a report card: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Before that it was rated Good at its last graded inspection, in March 2017. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 7 schools in Horley with published results, and 2,040th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.5 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted report card
3 of 7 areas strong or better
Demand
1.5 first choices per place
Attendance
Better than England average
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School in detail

What Ofsted's report card says

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils love attending this school."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children get off to an excellent start in early years."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a coherent and rich personal development and wellbeing programme."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well in this school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Since the last inspection, leaders have designed a broad and ambitious curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have a coherent and ambitious vision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors share an ambitious vision for all pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen the implementation of the writing curriculum so that staff identify and address mistakes in pupils' writing more promptly and pupils develop greater accuracy in their writing skills"; "Leaders should ensure greater consistency in the adaptations provided across the wider curriculum to ensure that all pupils succeed".

Read the full report card on Ofsted's site (school website)

Source: Ofsted report card (Open Government Licence), quoted

Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Trinity Oaks has a distinctively Anglican identity. Our vision and values are embedded and threaded through the fabric of everyday school life. Where acorns flourish into mighty oaks. (Isaiah 61:3 - They will be oaks of righteousness) The metaphor of acorns growing into oaks symbolises spiritual growth, strength and maturity in God."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, karate, choir, ukulele and guitar.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026, an admissions event on Tuesday 10 November 2026, an open day on Wednesday 25 November 2026 and an admissions event on Wednesday 25 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Surrey

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 79% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School are Langshott Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 86% maths); Yattendon School (0.7 miles, 78% reading, 90% maths); Horley Infant School (0.8 miles); and Meath Green Infant School (0.9 miles, Good).

Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Langshott Primary SchoolYattendon SchoolHorley Infant SchoolMeath Green Infant School

Who goes there

4.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (67%), Mixed (11%) and Asian (7%).

Staffing

Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Horley Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brookfield Drive Central (e-bound), 60 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Elizabeth Woods
Pupils:227
LA:Surrey
Phone:01293776935
Address:Brookfield Drive, Horley, RH6 9NS
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 months ago

Report card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)

Safeguarding standards met

  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Early yearsStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: met

Inspected 9 June 2026View full report
URN:141036
UKPRN:10077578
Diocese:Diocese of Southwark
Constituency:Dorking and Horley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted's report card, in its own words

What it's like to be a pupil at Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School

Pupils love their school and attendance is very high. They feel safe, happy and form great friendships. Warm and respectful relationships between pupils and staff underpin the positive culture of the school. Pupils' behaviour is impressive. They engage positively in their learning. Pupils demonstrate high levels of focus and concentration. They are eager to contribute in lessons. The school's relational ethos is evident in everyday interactions. Many pupils pause to greet Sushi, the school cat, before continuing with their day. These small moments contribute to the warm, family atmosphere that parents value and pupils enjoy. Bullying and unkindness are very rare. Pupils benefit from a wealth of experiences that enrich school life. Pupils learn to play musical instruments and take part in competitive sport against other schools, with much success. Pupils enjoy school trips such as to the Gatwick Aviation Museum and Windsor Castle, which deepen their understanding of history, culture and local heritage. These opportunities help build pupils' confidence and live out the school values, such as resilience and aspiration. Pupils' leadership opportunities are a notable strength and a valued tradition within the school. They take pride in these responsibilities, such as the sports crew and ‘Top Team'. They understand the positive impact they have on the school community and beyond. The school's vision of ensuring that, ‘small acorns grow into mighty oaks,' reflects the staff's unwavering commitment to nurturing every pupil. Pupils achieve well, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Children in the early years get off to a particularly strong start. As a result, pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education.

What Ofsted says the school should do next

  • Leaders should continue to strengthen the implementation of the writing curriculum so that staff identify and address mistakes in pupils' writing more promptly and pupils develop greater accuracy in their writing skills.
  • Leaders should ensure greater consistency in the adaptations provided across the wider curriculum to ensure that all pupils succeed.

From Ofsted's report card (inspection 9 June 2026). Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's June 2026 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Trinity Oaks excels at creating a warm, family-like atmosphere where pupils feel safe, happy and eager to learn. The school prioritises reading and has achieved impressive results in phonics above the national average. Beyond academics, the school offers a rich personal development programme that builds responsible, compassionate citizens who understand the importance of community service.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional attendance rates consistently above national average, including for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
  • Strong progress in reading and phonics, with Year 1 phonics attainment significantly above the national average
  • Excellent personal development and wellbeing programme, including community involvement and charity fundraising
  • High pupil behaviour and attitudes to learning, with a calm and purposeful atmosphere
  • Outstanding early years provision where children get off to an excellent start

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils not making sufficient progress in writing, particularly with sentence punctuation and letter formation
  • Inconsistency in how teachers adapt learning tasks for lower-attaining pupils across the wider curriculum
  • Writing support in early years is less consistent than reading support
  • Some opportunities to support and extend learning for lower-attaining pupils are not always maximised

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and acted upon.

Extracurricular Activities

Clubs, trips, residentials, musical instruments, visits from notable athletes (former Great Britain gymnast)

Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School is a strong performing primary school where pupils love attending and achieve well, particularly in reading and mathematics. The school creates a caring, purposeful environment with excellent attendance and behaviour standards.

At a Glance

4.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+11ppMaths+8ppWriting-2pp

Reading has improved from 79% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 79% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.4

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

29.0

KS2

8

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school, 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

Bus Stops

Brookfield Drive Central (E-bound)
55m · 1 min walk
Brookfield Drive South (S-bound)
221m · 4 min walk
Brookfield Drive West (E-bound)
362m · 6 min walk
Jubilee Close (opp)
479m · 8 min walk
Wheatfield Way North (E-bound)
507m · 8 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
2
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 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

99%

Near capacity

207 pupils

210 places

3 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Horley

Medium pressure
New homes approved:518
Projected new pupils:130

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

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: 1.5 first choices per place

Inspection History(3)

9 June 2026Report card
Inclusion
Curriculum & teaching
Achievement
Attendance & behaviour
Personal development
Early years
Leadership & governance
26 April 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

1 March 2017
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

33

SEN Support

8

EHC Plans

18.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication16
Specific Learning Difficulty9
Social, Emotional & Mental Health9
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Visual Impairment2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
67.0%
Asian
7.0%
Black
6.2%
Mixed
10.6%
Other
1.3%
Unclassified
1.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals4.8%
English as Additional Language11.0%

227

Total Pupils

126

Boys

101

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

14

Teachers

16.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,908

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,197

Per pupil

£1148k

Total funding

£11k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£13,436
EAL funding£7,934
Lump sum£153,698

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.8%

Overall absence

5.9%

Persistent absence

186

Enrolments

Authorised3.1%
Unauthorised0.7%
Persistent (10%+)5.9%
Severe (50%+)0.5%

Absence trend

3.6%
18/19
2.8%
20/21
5.4%
21/22
3.7%
22/23
3.5%
23/24
3.8%
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 Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.

What is Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2026, produced a report card, which grades each area but gives no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2017, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Trinity Oaks Church of England 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 Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School?

Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School?

Classes at Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School average 28.4 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School?

Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School has around 227 pupils on roll. 5% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School?

3.8% of sessions were missed at Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 5.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Trinity Oaks Church of England 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.

How many road collisions happen near Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School?

Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School is at Brookfield Drive, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9NS.

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

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