Weyfield Primary Academy

About Weyfield Primary Academy

Weyfield Primary Academy sits within the Surrey local authority, a county with a large number of primary schools. In the most recent rankings based on Key Stage 2 outcomes, the school placed 138th out of 298 similar schools in the area. Among its local peers, the top-performing schools include South Farnham School, The Raleigh School, and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School, all of which achieved higher ranking scores. Weyfield itself ranks 11th out of 19 primary schools within the Guildford borough, placing it in the bottom half of schools locally. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Burpham Primary School, just 1.7 kilometres away. Weyfield’s own most recent inspection, in June 2023, awarded it a Good rating across all categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This marked a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2019, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall.

Academically, Weyfield’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. This is slightly below the Surrey local authority average of 66%. In reading, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard, with an average score of 104, while in maths 60% met the expected standard with an average score of 103. Writing saw 63% of pupils achieving the expected standard. At the higher standard, 13% of pupils achieved in both reading and maths, but no pupils reached the higher standard in writing or in the combined measure. Progress scores for reading, writing, and maths were not available in the data, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. Nationally, the school ranks in the 57th percentile among all primary schools, placing it in the bottom 50% of schools when ranked by the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in all three subjects.

Weyfield is a mixed, non-denominational state primary school for children aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision. It currently has 180 pupils against a total capacity of 450, meaning there is significant room for growth. The school has a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 45%, well above the national average. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed, receiving 27 applications for 24 places, with all 10 first-preference applicants offered a place. Facilities include playing fields, a gymnasium, a sports hall, music rooms, a library, and a forest school area. Sports on offer include gymnastics, netball, football, and tennis, while clubs range from film and book club to gardening and drama. The school supports children with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This combination of a strong SEND offer and a relatively small current roll may appeal to families seeking a supportive, community-focused primary with room to grow.

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