Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School

About Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School

Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 108 applications for just 30 places, giving it an oversubscription ratio of 3.6 to one. Of those applications, 39 were first-preference choices, and 29 first-preference offers were made. That level of demand suggests a strong reputation in the Reigate and Banstead area. The school is a mixed, state primary for children aged 5 to 11, with a current roll of 205 pupils against a capacity of 210. It has no religious character and is led by headteacher Richard Laing. While the Department for Education does not publish a formal parent view score for this school, the combination of high application numbers and a very low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals (just 6.8%) points to a school that is well-regarded by the community it serves.

Academically, Walton-on-the-Hill performs solidly above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Surrey average of 66%. The school’s score of 69 places it 9th out of 21 primary schools in the Reigate and Banstead local authority ranking, and 78th out of 298 primary schools across the whole of Surrey. In individual subjects, results were particularly strong in reading, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard and 31% achieved the higher standard. Maths and writing both saw 83% of pupils at the expected level. Average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 105 in maths. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2021 rated it Good overall, with Outstanding marks for personal development and for behaviour and attitudes. Its previous inspection in 2007 had rated it Outstanding across the board.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, art studios, music rooms, a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, an outdoor playground and a Forest School area. Sports provision covers football, athletics, cricket, gymnastics, swimming and cross country, and there are clubs such as film, eco and gardening. The school’s SEND provision is set up to support pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and multi-sensory impairment. With a chapel on site but no religious character, the school seems to suit families who value strong academic foundations, good behaviour and a wide extracurricular offer, but who are also realistic about the competitive admissions process — oversubscription means getting a place is far from guaranteed.

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