Yattendon School

About Yattendon School

Yattendon School is a state primary for pupils aged 7 to 11 in the Surrey local authority, sitting within the Reigate and Banstead borough. Among the 298 primary schools in Surrey, it competes in a strong field: the top-ranked peers in the area are South Farnham School, The Raleigh School, and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School. Yattendon itself holds a Good Ofsted rating, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2010. Its most recent graded inspection in 2013 confirmed the Good rating, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 found the school remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. With a capacity of 390 pupils and exactly that number enrolled, the school is full, suggesting steady local demand. It serves a mixed cohort, with 13.8 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, slightly below the national average.

Academically, Yattendon’s performance sits against Surrey’s average Key Stage 2 score of 66. While the school’s own KS2 results are not provided in this data, the local authority context shows that 33 of Surrey’s 298 primary schools are rated Outstanding, placing Yattendon in the solidly Good majority. The school’s Ofsted breakdown notes that behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision were not separately graded in the most recent inspection, but the overall effectiveness and leadership both earned Good. The school has no sixth form, as it is a primary for ages 7 to 11, and does not offer nursery provision. Parents considering Yattendon should note that its previous Requires Improvement rating was turned around by 2013, and the school has held Good across both its graded and ungraded inspections since then.

Yattendon offers a practical set of facilities including a sports hall, music rooms, art studios, and a forest school, which supports outdoor learning. Sports on offer include football, athletics, cricket, and swimming, while clubs extend to drama, gardening, and book club. The school’s SEND provisions are broad, covering moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. This range suggests the school is equipped to support a variety of additional needs. With the school at full capacity, families should check admission arrangements carefully. Yattendon suits families looking for a mid-sized, Good-rated primary in Surrey with strong facilities and a clear improvement trajectory, though those seeking an Outstanding rating may want to compare it with the 33 top-performing schools in the county.

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