Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy

About Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy

Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy sits in a tricky spot when you compare its headline Key Stage 2 results against the Surrey local authority average. In the 2023/24 academic year, just 41% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, while the LA average for primary schools stands at 66%. That is a gap of 25 percentage points, and it places the school 186th out of 298 primaries in Surrey. The picture is more mixed on individual subjects: 72% hit the expected mark in maths (above the national norm for that metric), and average scaled scores for both reading and maths sit at 103. But the combined figure is what drives the school’s ranking into the bottom 50 nationally, at the 90th percentile. It is worth noting that the school is oversubscribed — 80 applications for 28 places in 2025/26, with 23 first-preference offers — so local demand remains strong despite the academic data.

Ofsted’s most recent graded inspection, in October 2019, rated the school Good overall, with Good marks across all five categories including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. A subsequent ungraded inspection in June 2025 confirmed that standards have been maintained. The parent view survey, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, shows 81% of respondents would recommend the school. Strong majorities agreed that children are happy (83% strongly agree or agree) and feel safe (94% strongly agree or agree). However, there are areas of concern: only 47% agreed that concerns are dealt with properly, and 35% disagreed or strongly disagreed that SEND children receive the support they need. The school’s SEND provisions cover dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech and language communication, and autistic spectrum disorder.

The school operates a nursery for children aged 2 and above, and its facilities include a dining hall, playing fields, sports hall, ICT suite, library, forest school, music rooms, outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, gymnastics, cross country, netball, dance and tennis, while clubs cover drama, chess and gardening. With 231 pupils against a capacity of 218, the school is running slightly over its official number, and the oversubscription ratio of 2.86 suggests it is a popular choice locally. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 7.4%, below the national average. This is a school that suits families who value a Good Ofsted rating, a strong sense of safety and happiness, and a wide range of extracurricular activities, but who may want to dig deeper into how academic outcomes compare with the wider county and how SEND support is delivered in practice.

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