West Ewell Primary School and Nursery

What Ofsted found

Full inspection, May 2024.

• Overall effectiveness: Good
• The quality of education: Good
• Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
• Personal development: Outstanding
• Leadership and management: Good
• Early years provision: Outstanding
• Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

• Inspectors found that pupils' conduct is excellent and their attitudes to learning are exceptional.
• The report says pupils with SEND integrate seamlessly into classes and achieve well alongside their peers.

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The school

• The school follows five values of respect, resilience, resourcefulness, reflection and responsibility.
• The school has a large field, gardens, a trim trail and wildlife area.
• The school's vision is for pupils to leave ready for the next stage in their education, with a love of learning, strength of character and high aspirations.

Source: West Ewell Primary School and Nursery website. Checked 11 November 2026.

How it teaches

• Maths is taught using the White Rose maths scheme within the National Curriculum.
• The school is a language focused school that builds pupils' vocabulary through explicit teaching and speaking and listening.
• Reception topics are tailored to each cohort and aim to prepare children for Key Stage 1.

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Admissions

• The school has two forms of entry.
• Admission arrangements for each year are published as documents on the admissions page.
• Reception places are offered based on the published admissions criteria, with no preferential treatment for nursery pupils.

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Nursery

• Nursery sessions run 8:50-11:50am and 12:00-3:00pm.

Source: West Ewell Primary School and Nursery website. Checked 11 November 2026.

Visiting

• Main school tours have no scheduled dates at present and families can join a waiting list by contacting the school office.

Source: West Ewell Primary School and Nursery website. Checked 11 November 2026.

The school day and clubs

• A wide range of teacher-led and external clubs run after school, with teacher-led clubs varying each term.

Source: West Ewell Primary School and Nursery website. Checked 11 November 2026.

Support

• The school has a specialist centre for children with speech, language and communication needs, with places offered via SEN Panel.

Source: West Ewell Primary School and Nursery website. Checked 11 November 2026.

What each year learns

• Year 1 mathsWhite Rose Maths
• Year 2 mathsWhite Rose Maths
• Year 3 mathsWhite Rose Maths
• Year 4 mathsWhite Rose Maths
• Year 5 mathsWhite Rose Maths
• Year 6 mathsWhite Rose Maths

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