The Mead Infant and Nursery School

Academy sponsor led·Infant school Epsom, Surrey·KT19 0QG

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

The Mead Infant and Nursery School is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

86 first choices, 89 places

First choices per place

0.97

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

157

any preference, for 89 places

Applications from another council area

15%

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01

00.511.5

1 per place

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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put The Mead Infant and Nursery School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 27/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Strong standard

Inclusion

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards

Met

Early years

Expected standard

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 303
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

5.0%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

11.9%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

9.6%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

3.6%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.5%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

7.9%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

20.2

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,340

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Auriol Junior School Epsom · 0.1 mi 64.4 Cuddington Community Primary School Worcester Park · 0.2 mi 62.9 Meadow Primary School Epsom · 0.7 mi 62.0 Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA Epsom · 0.8 mi 33.8 West Ewell Primary School and Nursery Epsom · 0.9 mi 44.2 Danetree Primary School Epsom · 1.2 mi 67.7 St Clement's Catholic Primary School Epsom · 1.4 mi 63.9 Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School Epsom · 1.5 mi 55.2

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About The Mead Infant and Nursery School

The Mead Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Epsom, Surrey, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 303 pupils aged 3 to 7 attend the school. The school holds an 'Inadequate' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026).

The Mead Infant and Nursery School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 86 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 20.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. If you are considering The Mead Infant and Nursery School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.