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Bell Farm Primary School

Elmbridge, KT12 5NBPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2024
KS2 Results
62%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
76 1st-choice / 87 places
Ranking
#7,269
of 13,686 nationally

About Bell Farm Primary School

Bell Farm Primary School in Elmbridge is a large state primary with 683 pupils on roll, just ten shy of its 693 capacity, suggesting it is comfortably full. The school serves a notably diverse intake for the area: 21% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure that stands well above the national primary average and signals a catchment with significant socio-economic variation. Demand is strong, with 230 applications for 87 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, making it oversubscribed by a ratio of 2. 64 to one. Of those, 76 families put it as their first preference, and all first-preference applicants received an offer. The school is non-denominational and co-educational, taking children from age three through to eleven, with nursery provision on site. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in December 2024, found the school had improved significantly since its last graded inspection, and it now holds a Good rating overall, with leadership, management and early years provision all judged Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressHersham Road, Walton-on-Thames, Elmbridge, KT12 5NB
HeadteacherAnne Cooper
Local AuthoritySurrey
Number of Pupils683
Free School Meals (FSM)21.0%
School Capacity683 / 693 (99% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Dec 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (4 Dec 2024): Improved significantly

Source: Ofsted, 22 Apr 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

SEN Unit
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultySEN UnitProfound LearningOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: bell-farm.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Bell Farm Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.