Woodmansterne Primary School

About Woodmansterne Primary School

Woodmansterne Primary School in Banstead holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2016, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. The strongest single metric for academic outcomes is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 70%. That is above the Surrey local authority average of 66%, placing the school 65th out of 298 primary schools in the county. In the more local Reigate and Banstead area, it ranks 7th out of 21 primaries. The school is oversubscribed, with 153 applications for 60 places in the 2025/26 intake, and 48 first-preference offers were made. The headteacher is Georgia Geary, and the school caters for children aged 2 to 11, with a nursery on site.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, reading and maths average scores were 107 and 105 respectively, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. In reading, 35% of pupils achieved the higher standard, while 24% did so in writing and 22% in maths. The proportion reaching the higher standard across all three subjects was 7%. The school’s performance in the expected standard for reading was 80%, for writing 83%, and for maths 83%. These figures suggest solid, consistent teaching across the core subjects. The school has no Progress 8 data available, as this measure applies only to secondary schools, but the attainment levels are reassuring for parents considering this primary. Ofsted’s breakdown from the 2016 graded inspection rated leadership and management and overall effectiveness as Good, and early years provision was also judged Good.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, playing fields, sports hall, ICT suite, sensory room, forest school, music rooms and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, gymnastics, swimming, netball, cricket and athletics, and there are clubs for science, art, gardening and coding. The school has a dedicated SEND provision covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, multi-sensory impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 14 parents between September 2024 and September 2025 were overwhelmingly positive: 86% would recommend the school, and 93% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy. The school is oversubscribed, so families should be prepared to apply early. It suits families who value strong core academic results, a wide range of enrichment activities, and a school that has maintained a Good rating over successive inspections.

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