Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand emoji_events #84 in Surrey public Top 17% UK

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking

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

personMrs Julianne Birch

location_onWoking, GU22 7AX

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2020

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Students

632

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.5x

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St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Woking, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 1.5× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking is a voluntary aided school in Woking, Surrey, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 630 pupils on roll, of whom 4% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #84 of 206 primaries in Surrey and #5,421 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.5× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 63%

Reading90% LA 77%

Writing86% LA 71%

Maths87% LA 74%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading94% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.4

Read

LA 0.6

4.0 to 6.7

2.9

Write

LA -0.1

1.6 to 4.2

5.2

Maths

LA 0.1

3.9 to 6.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading96% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.2

1.6 to 4.2

1.7

Write

LA -0.8

0.5 to 2.9

2.6

Maths

LA -0.3

1.4 to 3.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 66%

Reading90% LA 78%

Writing85% LA 77%

Maths83% LA 76%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.3

0.1 to 3.1

0.8

Write

LA -0.5

-0.7 to 2.3

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.8 to 1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

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25 February 2020

Inspection Report

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21 March 2018

Inspection Report

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27 February 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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02 July 2010

Inspection Report

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28 January 2009

Inspection Report

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19 October 2005

Inspection Report

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18 September 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2020-02-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-03-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-01-28

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 630 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	630	2	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	630	2	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	629	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	630	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	630	2	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	631	3	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	632	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	631	4	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	630	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	630	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	630	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	630	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	630	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	628	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	627	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	627	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	629	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	631	2	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	631	3	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	631	8	1.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	599	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	599	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	596	5	0.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	568	2	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	570	3	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	570	3	0.5%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 32 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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