Ashley Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12 1HX
10 reasons to choose Ashley Church of England Primary School
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Ashley Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Walton-on-Thames and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Ashley Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 24 members of The Good Shepherd Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Surrey LEA.
Average class size
Ashley Church of England Primary School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Ashley Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 16% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Ashley Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Thematic teaching for some foundation subjects through the ‘Harmony Curriculum’. Half-termly learning enquiries feature one of ‘nature’s principles of Harmony; namely Interdependence, Cycles, Diversity, Health, Beauty and Oneness. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips in Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Ashley Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Ashley Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Ashley Church of England Primary School
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Cleves School (1.2 miles); St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge (2.4 miles); Esher Church School (3.6 miles).
Halliford School (1.3 miles); Claremont Fan Court School (3 miles); St George’s College, Weybridge (3.4 miles).
Thamesmead School (1.7 miles); St Paul’s Catholic College (3 miles); Heathside School (3.1 miles).