Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery, Epsom

In its own words: "'High Achievement and success with a smile!' is our vision statement and through our outstanding curriculum and nurturing environment children flourish at Wallace Fields Infant School both academically, socially and emotionally. We are a forward thinking school using current research of teaching practises to ensure children reach their full potential."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Wallace Fields is a small, friendly, caring school, where all staff are committed to providing the best possible learning environment, in which all children can flourish and achieve their full potential. We welcome children, their parents and carers into a positive, happy, hardworking environment, where respect for others, positive attitudes towards work and behaviour are not only encouraged, but nurtured."

Coming up: an admissions event on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 3.30pm, an admissions event on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 9.30am, an admissions event on Monday 16 November 2026 and an admissions event on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 77 families put Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery as their first choice and 212 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 21 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery are Wallace Fields Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 92% reading, 82% maths); Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School (1 mile); St Martin's Church of England Junior School (1 mile, 82% reading, 85% maths); and St Martin's Church of England Infant School (1 mile).

Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery is one of 13 schools run by South Farnham Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 95% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

3.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 25.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (53%), Mixed (17%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 32 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 7 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Ewell East Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 221 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery issued 16 suspensions, 6.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery are Glyn School (0.7 miles), Blenheim High School (1 mile) and Rosebery School (1.4 miles).