Saxon Primary School

About Saxon Primary School

Saxon Primary School sits within Surrey local authority, a county with 33 primary schools rated Outstanding out of 298 total. In Spelthorne, the school ranks 11th out of 19 primaries, placing it just above the middle of the pack. 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. Saxon’s own ranking score of 64 reflects solid but not exceptional performance compared with these neighbours. The school is led by headteacher Nicola Morris and caters for 423 pupils aged 2 to 11, with capacity for 476. It is a mixed, non-religious state primary with nursery provision. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good overall, with leadership and management judged Outstanding. The ungraded inspection confirmed that standards are being maintained.

Academically, Saxon’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year show 64% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is just below the Surrey local authority average of 66%. In individual subjects, 82% met the expected standard in maths, 74% in reading, and 72% in writing. Higher attainment – reaching a higher standard – was less common: 5% achieved the higher bar across all three subjects, 33% in maths, 30% in reading, and 8% in writing. Average scaled scores were 106 in both reading and maths. Nationally, Saxon ranks 6,257th out of 13,686 primaries, putting it in the 46th percentile. In the South East region, it sits at 890th out of 2,034 schools. Progress scores are not available for the school, so it is not possible to say how much value it adds compared with pupils’ starting points.

The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, it received 113 applications for 50 places, a ratio of 2.26 applicants per place, with 44 first-preference offers made. Facilities include a library, playing fields, a sensory room, a gymnasium, and a forest school area. Sports on offer include football, netball, cricket, tennis, rounders, cross country, and dance. Clubs include chess, science club, and book club. SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 70 families were overwhelmingly positive: 97% would recommend the school, and 97% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery, 3.6 km away. Saxon suits families in Spelthorne seeking a well-led, popular community primary with strong pastoral support and a broad range of activities.

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