Hurst Park Primary Academy

About Hurst Park Primary Academy

Hurst Park Primary Academy sits within Surrey local authority, a county with 298 primary schools, and ranks 57th among them. In the more immediate Elmbridge area, it places 12th out of 21 primaries, putting it just above the middle of the pack locally. For context, the top-performing peers in Surrey include South Farnham School, The Raleigh School, and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Hurst Park’s own ranking score of 72 places it in the top 50 nationally by its key stage 2 expected standard measure, though it sits at the 57th percentile within its own local authority. The school is a mixed, state-funded primary for ages 3 to 11, with a nursery provision and no religious character. It is led by headteacher Louise Thorndycraft and currently has 448 pupils on roll, just shy of its 460 capacity.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, Hurst Park was rated Good overall, with all key areas — quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management — also judged Good. Its early years provision, however, was rated Outstanding, a notable strength. The previous inspection in 2013 also gave a Good rating, so the school has maintained that standard consistently. At key stage 2 in 2023/24, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, comfortably above the Surrey local authority average of 66%. In reading, 81% met the expected standard and 40% achieved a higher standard; in maths, 83% met the expected standard and 32% reached the higher mark. Average scaled scores were 107 in both reading and maths. The school’s ranking nationally places it in the 25th percentile, meaning it outperforms about a quarter of all primaries on the combined expected standard measure.

Hurst Park is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 122 applications for 56 places, with 50 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.18. The school offers a solid range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, music rooms, playing fields, library, and an ICT suite. Sports on offer include football, cricket, dance, rounders, and cross country, while clubs cover chess, gardening, and drama. Its SEND provisions are broad, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health needs. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, 1.2 km away. This is a school that suits families looking for a consistently Good-rated primary with strong early years provision, above-average KS2 outcomes, and a wide range of facilities and SEND support, all within a popular and oversubscribed setting.

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