Ofsted: Requires improvement emoji_events #217 in Surrey public Top 91% UK

Walsh CofE Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onAsh, GU12 6LT

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

34%

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Age Range

7-11

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Walsh CofE Junior School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Ash, serving ages 7-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Walsh CofE Junior School is a voluntary controlled school in Ash, Surrey, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 34% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #217 of 231 primaries in Surrey and #14,375 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 18.8%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 21.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading75% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing46% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths45% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

18%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading42% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing25% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths40% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA 0.6

-6.7 to -2.8

-9.9

Write

LA -0.1

-11.7 to -8.1

-5.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-6.8 to -3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading61% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.5

Read

LA 0.2

-6.0 to -2.9

-4.1

Write

LA -0.8

-5.5 to -2.8

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.0 to -1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 66%

Reading69% LA 78%

Writing58% LA 77%

Maths57% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA 0.3

-4.8 to -2

-5.3

Write

LA -0.5

-6.6 to -4

-4.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.4 to -2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-09-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-01-08

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

21.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

11.2%(23 pupils)

Summer term 2023

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 206 pupils. During this period, there were 44 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 21.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2022/23 (Summer term)	206	44	21.4%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	54	26.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	208	33	15.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	212	34	16.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	211	16	7.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	214	5	2.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	229	5	2.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	229	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	232	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	236	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	236	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	260	11	4.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	262	13	5.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	269	7	2.6%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	273	7	2.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	275	10	3.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	273	1	0.4%	0.5%	0