Wallace Fields Junior School, Epsom

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Wallace Fields Junior School on 6 areas: 6 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve very well."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders are persistent and ensure that pupils attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have created a broad and ambitious curriculum that helps pupils to build secure knowledge across all subjects."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders place inclusion at the heart of the school's work and are determined that every pupil feels valued, supported and able to succeed."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders and governors are not complacent."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils benefit from a carefully thought-out programme for personal development that combines clear learning with a wide range of enriching experiences."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should continue to establish their highly successful leadership approaches so that pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, achieve and thrive exceptionally well".

In its own words: "Whether you are a prospective parent or already part of our school family, we trust it will answer many of your questions and offer a glimpse into the heart of our school. At Wallace Fields Junior School, we are deeply committed to creating a sense of belonging for every child."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud of our many achievements at Wallace Fields Junior School - of our happy and friendly atmosphere and the hard work and innovation of the staff and pupils."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, gymnastics, basketball, judo, dance, drama, choir and chess.

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

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 10.15am, an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 10.15am, an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 10.15am and an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 10.15am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Wallace Fields Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 94% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

Across Surrey, 90% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Surrey lodged 205 appeals against primary school offers; 135 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (11.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Wallace Fields Junior School are Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery (0.1 miles, Outstanding); Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles); Epsom Primary and Nursery School (1 mile, 74% reading, 74% maths); and St Martin's Church of England Junior School (1 mile, 82% reading, 85% maths).

Wallace Fields Junior School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

9.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 25.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (52%), Mixed (17%) and Asian (14%).

In 2026, 23 pupils (8.4%) received SEN support and 12 (4.4%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Ewell East Rail Station, about 1120 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wallace Fields Junior School 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 233 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 Junior School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wallace Fields Junior School are Glyn School (0.6 miles), Blenheim High School (1 mile) and Rosebery School (1.4 miles).