Sythwood Primary and Nursery School[1]

Primary · ages 2–11

Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard: KS2 61% 61% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths): 61% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths): 7% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score: 105 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score: 105 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22: Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21: Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20: Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]

Earlier years
Year	Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)	Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)	Reading, average scaled score	Maths, average scaled score
2023/24	67%[4]	5%[4]	107[4]	107[4]
2022/23	60%[5]	7%[5]	104[5]	105[5]
2018/19	68%[6]	12%[6]	105[6]	106[6]
2017/18	68%[7]	11%[7]	105[7]	106[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection: 6 May 2026[8]
Type: S5 Inspection[8]
Report published: 21 Jun 2026[8]
Inclusion: Expected standard[8]
Achievement: Expected standard[8]
Safeguarding standards: Met[8]
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard[8]
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard[8]
Leadership and governance: Expected standard[8]
Early years (where applicable): Expected standard[8]
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard[8]

Earlier inspections
Inspection	Type	Overall
19 Oct 2021[9]	Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[9]	No overall grade[9]
6 Oct 2016[10]	Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[10]	No overall grade[10]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place: 1.9 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Applications (any preference): 93 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences: 35 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Places offered: 50 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences per place: 0.7 Entry Sept 2026[11]

Earlier years
Entry	Applications	First preferences	Places offered	Per place	First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025	120[11]	38[11]	52[11]	2.3[11]	0.7[11]
Entry Sept 2024	116[11]	39[11]	45[11]	2.6[11]	0.9[11]
Entry Sept 2023	134[11]	56[11]	60[11]	2.2[11]	0.9[11]
Entry Sept 2022	103[11]	52[11]	60[11]	1.7[11]	0.9[11]

Character & practicalities

Type: Academy converter[1]
Ages: 2–11[1]
Boys / girls: Mixed[1]
Sixth form: No[1]
Boarding: No boarders[1]
Capacity: 510[1]
Trust: BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST[1]
Local authority: Surrey[1]
Website: http://www.sythwood.surrey.sch.uk [1]
District: Woking [12]
Postcode: GU21 3AX[1]
URN: 140509[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll: 527 2024/25[13]
English as an additional language: 55.8% 2024/25[13]
SEN support: 24.1% 2024/25[13]
EHC plan: 5.7% 2024/25[13]
Free school meals in the last 6 years: 34.9% 2024/25[13]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White: 41.3%[14]
Mixed: 7.6%[14]
Asian: 35.9%[14]
Black: 4.7%[14]
Any other ethnic group: 5.1%[14]
Unclassified: 5.3%[14]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Quotes (2)
We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2016/17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.