St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge

About St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge

St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School in Weybridge holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, but the detail tells a more nuanced story. The school was previously rated Outstanding in 2009, and while the overall effectiveness has stepped down a notch, inspectors judged personal development and behaviour and attitudes as Outstanding in the latest visit. Academically, the school is performing well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Surrey local authority average of 66%. That places St Charles Borromeo 4th out of 21 primary schools in Elmbridge and in the top 3% nationally. The school’s ranking score of 90 puts it just behind the top performers in the area, including South Farnham School and The Raleigh School.

Digging into the individual subject scores, the picture is strong across the board. In maths, 97% of pupils reached the expected standard and 70% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 111. Reading saw 97% at the expected level and 50% at the higher level, with an average score of 110. Writing was slightly lower, with 90% at the expected level and 30% at the higher level. The school does not publish Progress 8 scores, so it is not possible to measure how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment figures are clearly well above the national average. The school has a very low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at just 3%, which may be a factor in these results. For parents focused on academic outcomes, this is a school that consistently delivers high attainment in the core subjects.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 106 applications for 30 places, with 29 offers made to first-preference applicants. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 3.53, so a Catholic connection or other priority criteria will be important. The school has a nursery provision for younger children and offers a range of facilities including a forest school, sensory room, chapel, sports hall and music rooms. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, speech and language needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Clubs include science, eco, chess and coding, and sports on offer include athletics, swimming, cricket and netball. For families who prioritise strong academic results within a Catholic ethos, and who can meet the admissions criteria, this is a high-performing local option. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Cleves School, 2.4 km away, which may be worth considering as an alternative.

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