Grovelands Primary SchoolAshley Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Walton-on-Thames.

Summary of the comparison

Grovelands Primary School and Ashley Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Walton-on-Thames.

  • Grovelands Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ashley Church of England Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Grovelands Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Grovelands Primary School was judged Good and Ashley Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 78.0% for Grovelands Primary School and 64.0% for Ashley Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Grovelands Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ashley Church of England Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Grovelands Primary School versus Ashley Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Walton-on-ThamesGrovelands Primary SchoolWalton-on-ThamesAshley Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking51st of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure124th of 285 in Surrey
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll479 581
Capacity420 630
LocationWalton-on-Thames, KT12 2EB Walton-on-Thames, KT12 1HX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard78.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census479 581
Free school meals (ever 6)31.8% 8.1%
English as an additional language15.7% 20.7%
SEN support17.9% 12.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.9% 4.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.8% 8.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Grovelands Primary School

Ashley Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Grovelands Primary School · Ashley Church of England Primary School