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Bell Farm Primary School

Community school · Walton-on-Thames · KT12 5NB

Ages 3–11 · 649 pupils · Surrey

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Ofsted

Improved significantly

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-04-01

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.6%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
578

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

88

Places offered

89

1st-preference offers

81

Total preferences (any rank)
255
Preferred offers (top 3)
89
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

649 pupils · 693 places

Pupils on roll
649
Boys / girls
322 / 327
School capacity
693
Capacity fill
649 / 693 (94%)
Free school meals
22.2%
FSM pupils
144
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Anne Cooper

Location

Address
Hersham Road, Hersham
Postcode
KT12 5NB
Town
Walton-on-Thames
County
Surrey
Local authority
Surrey
District
Elmbridge
Constituency
Esher and Walton
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
20 on roll / 21 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, 649 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 22.2%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Walton-on-Thames
11
Primary schools in Walton-on-Thames
4
Academies among open schools in Walton-on-Thames
36% (4)
Open schools in KT12
13
Primary in KT12
6
Open schools in Surrey LA
523
Primary in Surrey LA
298

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Walton-on-ThamesNear KT12

  • Burhill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Hersham · KT12 4HQ · Surrey

    Ages 3–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM9.9%
    • Demand0.94

    0.6 miles away

  • Walton Oak Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walton-on-Thames · KT12 3LN · Surrey

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM33.0%
    • Demand0.92

    0.8 miles away

  • Cleves School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Weybridge · KT13 9TS · Surrey

    Ages 7–11

    • KS291%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM7.1%

    1.1 miles away

  • Grovelands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Walton on Thames · KT12 2EB · Surrey

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM28.6%
    • Demand1.31

    1.5 miles away

  • Oatlands School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Weybridge · KT13 9PZ · Surrey

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM4.9%
    • Demand1.24

    1.6 miles away

  • Cranmere Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Esher · KT10 8BE · Surrey

    Ages 2–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM18.2%
    • Demand0.82

    1.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Anne Cooper
Telephone
01932224009
Website
www.bell-farm.co.uk/

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