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Sythwood Primary and Nursery School

Academy converter · Woking · GU21 3AX

Ages 2–11 · 487 pupils · Surrey

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-05-06

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.5%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.6%
Enrolments in measure
461

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

39

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

39

Total preferences (any rank)
116
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill95%

487 pupils · 510 places

Pupils on roll
487
Boys / girls
257 / 230
School capacity
510
Capacity fill
487 / 510 (95%)
Free school meals
39.2%
FSM pupils
177
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Bourne Education Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Nicola Matheson

Location

Address
Sythwood, Horsell
Postcode
GU21 3AX
Town
Woking
County
Surrey
Local authority
Surrey
District
Woking
Constituency
Woking
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
VI - Visual Impairment
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
7 on roll / 7 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Woking, Surrey, 487 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 39.2%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment.

Open schools in Woking
42
Primary schools in Woking
26
Academies among open schools in Woking
71% (30)
Open schools in GU21
18
Primary in GU21
13
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.

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    • FSM4.7%
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    • FSM11.5%
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    • FSM15.8%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Nicola Matheson
Telephone
01483770063
Website
http://www.sythwood.surrey.sch.uk

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