Wray Common Primary School, Reigate
Wray Common Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Reigate, part of Greensand Multi Academy Trust. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 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 January 2015. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 5 schools in Reigate with published results, and 3,885th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 76% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted report card
- 3 of 7 areas strong or better
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Wray Common Primary School in detail
What Ofsted's report card says
Ofsted's report card from its 10 February 2026 inspection grades Wray Common 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. "Leaders actively champion high attendance for all pupils."
Early years - Strong standard. "Children settle quickly into the Reception classes and enjoy their learning."
Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school provides an inspiring and carefully planned personal development and wellbeing offer."
Achievement - Expected standard. "Typically, pupils achieve well and are prepared for their next steps in learning."
Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have implemented a coherent and ambitious curriculum that is making a positive difference to most pupils' learning."
Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school's inclusive ethos is well embedded."
Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, governors and trustees are aspirational for the school and the community they serve."
Safeguarding standards were met.
Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work to ensure that the curriculum is taught consistently well, and that gaps in pupils' knowledge are addressed effectively so that teachers can adapt their teaching accordingly"; "Leaders should further strengthen their work to ensure pupils secure the knowledge and skills needed for fluency and accuracy in writing and with multiplication facts"; "In the early years, leaders should continue their work to extend children's vocabulary to deepen their understanding of important knowledge as they learn".
Read the full report card on Ofsted's site (school website)
Source: Ofsted report card (Open Government Licence), quoted
Wray Common Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, swimming, yoga, karate, dance, chess, coding and Lego.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Wray Common Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 91% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Wray Common Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 79 families put Wray Common Primary School as their first choice and 262 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 19 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Wray Common Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wray Common Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, 82% reading, 83% maths); Hatchlands Primary (0.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 88% maths); St Matthew's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 78% maths); and Reigate Parish Church Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 80% maths).
Wray Common Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolHatchlands PrimarySt Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolReigate Parish Church Primary School
The trust
Wray Common Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Greensand Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
161 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wray Common Primary School (as of April 2026): 96% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).
Who goes there
13.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (69%), Asian (8%) and Mixed (6%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Redhill Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Batts Hill (w-bound), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wray Common Primary 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 215 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Wray Common Primary School issued 23 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Wray Common Primary School are St Bede's School (0.6 miles), Carrington School (0.9 miles), Reigate School (1.3 miles) and Royal Alexandra and Albert School (1.3 miles).
St Bede's SchoolCarrington SchoolReigate SchoolRoyal Alexandra and Albert School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport 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
Ofsted's report card, in its own words
What it's like to be a pupil at Wray Common Primary School
The school fosters a strong sense of belonging and high aspirations for every pupil. Pupils attend regularly, enjoy learning and typically achieve well. They know how to keep themselves safe and are confident in how to raise concerns. Older pupils demonstrate maturity and act as positive role models. Bullying is rare, and any incidents are dealt with swiftly. Pupils value the kind and nurturing relationships they have with staff. Adults know pupils well and care deeply about them. As a result, pupils attend regularly. They feel safe, happy and part of the school community. They are confident that, should they have a worry, a trusted adult will listen and help. Behaviour across the school is excellent. Pupils are respectful and ready to learn, contributing to a calm and purposeful environment. Clear routines, consistent expectations and well-established school values underpin pupils' exemplary conduct. From the early years onwards, children play well together and form positive friendships. Pupils routinely show kindness and consideration to others in lessons and during social times. Pupils appreciate and celebrate difference. They learn about fairness, rights and fundamental British values. The ‘Wray Common Way' sets out the experiences every pupil can expect, such as performing on stage, holding a position of responsibility, playing a musical instrument and cooking food they have grown. This approach is firmly embedded and valued by the whole community. The wide range of enrichment activities helps to prepare pupils for life in modern Britain. Pupils study a broad and logically sequenced curriculum. They benefit from specialist teaching in subjects such as physical education and music. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities often learn successfully alongside their peers, and leaders ensure that they access the full curriculum.
What Ofsted says the school should do next
- Leaders should continue their work to ensure that the curriculum is taught consistently well, and that gaps in pupils' knowledge are addressed effectively so that teachers can adapt their teaching accordingly.
- Leaders should further strengthen their work to ensure pupils secure the knowledge and skills needed for fluency and accuracy in writing and with multiplication facts.
- In the early years, leaders should continue their work to extend children's vocabulary to deepen their understanding of important knowledge as they learn.
From Ofsted's report card (inspection 10 February 2026). Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2026 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Wray Common excels at creating a caring, inclusive environment where all children feel valued and safe. Reading is taught exceptionally well from the early years onwards, and the school places strong emphasis on pupils' character, happiness and emotional wellbeing. Excellent behaviour is a hallmark of the school, supported by well-trained staff and clearly understood expectations that help pupils thrive.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and a safe, positive environment where pupils show strong self-discipline
- Reading is a clear priority and real strength, especially by the end of key stage 2
- Well-planned personal development programme that helps pupils become confident, respectful and kind individuals
- Effective support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils to access all opportunities
- Strong staff culture with excellent morale, professional development and collaborative teamwork
Areas for Improvement
- Writing fluency is inconsistent across the school, with some pupils struggling with spelling and sentence construction
- Pupils have achieved significantly below the national average in the multiplication tables check at the end of Year 4
- Quality and consistency of teaching needs improvement across all classes, particularly in checking prior knowledge before introducing new content
- Some misconceptions are not identified or addressed promptly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming, enrichment activities, trips, visitors, cultural and artistic experiences, sporting experiences
Wray Common Primary School is a strong school where pupils enjoy learning, attend regularly, and typically achieve well. The school fosters a strong sense of belonging with high aspirations for every pupil and maintains excellent behaviour and safeguarding standards.
At a Glance
13.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
161 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at April 2026 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 91% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 85% to 81% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
28.4
KS2
13
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Wray Common Primary School
Newsletter 5 - 2nd October
2 Oct 2026
Newsletter 4 - 25th September
25 Sep 2026
Newsletter 3 - 18th September
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter 2 - 11th September
11 Sep 2026
Newsletter 1 - 4th September
4 Sep 2026
Newsletter 39 - 17th July
17 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Wray Common Primary School.
- Y-Kids St Joseph's550m away · Not yet graded
- Stagecoach Redhill990m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Wray Common Primary School is an academy, 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
Free school transport
Check free transport to Wray Common Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Wray Common Primary School is in Surrey; for families living there:
- Surrey's school travel policy: Travel Assistance Policy for under 16s
- How to apply: Apply online for under 16 travel help
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 13 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
4 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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Your chances of a place at Wray Common Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
76%
Available places
412 pupils
540 places
128 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Reigate
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Reigate
Across Surrey council
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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
63
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
20.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
406
Total Pupils
197
Boys
209
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
20.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,870
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,966
Per pupil
£2239k
Total funding
£76k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
9.1%
Persistent absence
361
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Wray Common Primary School
Questions parents ask about Wray Common Primary School
What are SATs results like at Wray Common Primary School?
Of the pupils at Wray Common Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 84% did so in maths.
What is Wray Common Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Wray Common Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2026, produced a report card, which grades each area but gives no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Wray Common Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Wray Common 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 Wray Common Primary School?
Wray Common Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 76% of its 540 places.
How big are the classes at Wray Common Primary School?
Classes at Wray Common Primary School average 29.1 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Wray Common Primary School?
Wray Common Primary School has around 406 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Wray Common Primary School?
4.1% of sessions were missed at Wray Common Primary School in 2024/25. 9.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Wray Common Primary School?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Wray Common 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.
Does Wray Common Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Wray Common Primary School: Y-Kids St Joseph's (550m away, registered, not yet graded) and Stagecoach Redhill (990m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Wray Common Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 13 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 4 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 Wray Common Primary School?
Wray Common Primary School is at Kendal Close, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0LR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)