Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery

School overview

Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery is a primary school serving Epsom, Surrey, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 231 pupils on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 27 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 16.0 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.