Hatchlands Primary

About Hatchlands Primary

Hatchlands Primary, a state primary in Reigate and Banstead, was rated Good across all five categories in its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2022. The school’s overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management all received a Grade 2, as did its early years provision. This places it within the majority of Surrey’s 298 primary schools, where 33 hold the top Outstanding rating. The nearest Outstanding alternative is Reigate Parish Church Primary School, 0.8 km away. Hatchlands’ most informative exam metric is its Key Stage 2 performance, which sits at 66% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. That figure matches the Surrey local authority average exactly, suggesting a solid, reliable academic baseline rather than an exceptional one. For context, the school’s top-performing local peers — South Farnham School, The Raleigh School, and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School — all score higher on the ranking index, but Hatchlands holds its own within the county’s typical range.

The school’s Progress 8 score is not available in the data, but its KS2 attainment at the LA average indicates that pupils generally achieve as expected for their age. The Ofsted report noted that behaviour and attitudes are Good, and inspectors found that pupils feel safe and enjoy coming to school. With 22% of pupils eligible for free school meals, Hatchlands serves a moderately diverse intake compared to the Surrey average. The school has a capacity of 420 but currently enrols 318 pupils, so there is some headroom, though it is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 190 applications for 60 places, with 47 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 3.17 to 1 suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who prioritise consistency and a Good-rated environment over the pursuit of an Outstanding rating.

Facilities include an ICT suite, art studios, a sensory room, forest school provision, music rooms, a dining hall, and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer are football, netball, dance, rounders, swimming, and cricket, while clubs include chess, coding, and gardening. The school’s SEND provisions are broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. There is no nursery provision, so children join in Reception. Hatchlands is a good fit for families in Reigate and Banstead who want a well-regarded, Good-rated primary with a full range of SEND support, a forest school, and a strong sense of community, but who are comfortable with average academic outcomes and the challenge of securing a place in an oversubscribed school.

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