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Burstow Primary School

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

personMrs Katrina Turvey

location_onHorley, RH6 9PT

language Visit Website phone 1342842010

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

437

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Burstow Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Horley, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 68% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Burstow Primary School is a foundation school in Horley, Surrey, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 437 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #190 of 231 primaries in Surrey and #11,525 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 42.9%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.3 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

53%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading65% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading64% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.6

-2.6 to 0.5

-0.4

Write

LA -0.1

-1.9 to 1.2

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.1

-2.7 to 0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading82% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.2

-1.3 to 2.0

-0.1

Write

LA -0.8

-1.6 to 1.4

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.7 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 66%

Reading63% LA 78%

Writing80% LA 77%

Maths59% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.3

-1.1 to 2.1

Write

LA -0.5

0.5 to 3.5

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 April 2024

Inspection Report

02 July 2019

Inspection Report

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24 June 2015

Inspection Report

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26 June 2013

Inspection Report

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24 November 2009

Inspection Report

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27 September 2006

Inspection Report

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26 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-07-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-06-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-26

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

3.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(6 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 430 pupils. During this period, there were 15 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	430	15	3.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	437	14	3.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	444	10	2.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	437	3	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	430	8	1.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	453	5	1.1%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	450	12	2.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	443	7	1.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	430	7	1.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	432	6	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	416	5	1.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	436	5	1.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	430	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	426	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	430	7	1.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	440	5	1.1%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	430	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	441	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	441	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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

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Burstow Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

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)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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