Schools in Banstead
Surrey · 8 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Banstead (8)
- Banstead Community Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · SM7 2BQ
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 70% expected (2025) - Banstead Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 2-7 · SM7 2BQ
Ofsted: Good (2018)98% of first choices got in - St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · SM7 2PH
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 83% expected (2025) - Woodmansterne Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · SM7 3HU
Ofsted: Good (2016)KS2: 86% expected (2025) - The Beacon School
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · SM7 1AG
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardAttainment 8: 42.7 (2026) - Banstead Preparatory School
Prep · Ages 2-11 · Independent · SM7 3RA
By type:Primary schools in Banstead (6)Secondary schools in Banstead (1)Prep schools in Banstead (1)
8
6 primary · 1 secondary
3,006
82% capacity used
1
0 outstanding · 1 good
3,680
674 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
42.7
GCSE Eng+Maths
44.4%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
345 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +86 primary and +62 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
94% occupied · 114 spare places
Secondary Schools
71% occupied · 391 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Banstead
How many schools are there in Banstead?
Banstead has 8 open schools: 6 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Banstead?
None of the 7 graded schools in Banstead currently holds an Outstanding rating. 6 are rated Good, so 86% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Banstead have the best SATs results?
Of the 4 primary schools in Banstead with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Woodmansterne Primary School (84% in reading, 87% in maths); Warren Mead Junior School (88% in reading, 81% in maths); and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (83% in reading, 82% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Woodmansterne Primary SchoolWarren Mead Junior SchoolSt Anne's Catholic Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Banstead?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Banstead selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
How close do you need to live to get into schools in Banstead?
It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Surrey published how far the last place offered went at this school: The Beacon School, 2.98 km for 2021 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.
Source: Surrey admissions booklets
How do I apply for a school place in Banstead?
Apply to Surrey through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.