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Latest graded outcome: Good (June 2023)
Banstead Community Junior School
Banstead
The Horseshoe, SM7 2BQ
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Inspection summary
Latest report · June 2023
Latest graded outcome: Good (June 2023)
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Banstead Community Junior School remains a Good school where leaders have established an ambitious curriculum and a strong sense of community built on respect and trust. Pupils are happy, polite, and achieve well across most subjects, including in national tests. Inspectors found that while the curriculum is well-designed, teachers' subject knowledge is still developing in a few foundation areas.
Strengths
What inspectors noted positively.
- Warm relationships and a strong sense of community permeate the school.
- Effective support for pupils with SEND allows them to access the curriculum well.
- A successful phonics programme is in place for pupils who are not yet fluent readers.
Things parents should investigate
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- Variation in teachers' subject knowledge and assessment confidence in a few foundation subjects.
- The effectiveness of internal systems used to monitor trends in behaviour records.
- The refinement of strategic systems used by leaders to monitor school improvements.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with well-trained staff who know how to identify risks and a curriculum that addresses local dangers.
Leadership
Leaders and governors work with a palpable sense of urgency to improve education, although some monitoring systems require further refinement to provide a sharper overview of school performance.
Inspection highlights
Pupils meet high academic and social expectations successfully.
A diverse range of reading themes such as homelessness and refugees.
Careful focus on subject-specific vocabulary across the curriculum.
Strong emphasis on preparing pupils for life in modern Britain.
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Performance & attendance
Achievement
KS2 expected standard
57%
KS2 higher standard
5%
Attendance
Attendance rate
95.4%
Absence rate
4.62%
Persistent absence
9.63%
Published by the Department for Education. · 2024-2025
School at a glance
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PhasePrimary
Age range4–11
Number on roll314
TownBanstead
Local authoritySurrey
CountySurrey
Data year2024-2025
Last updatedJune 2026
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Admissions: Surrey County Council Last checked June 2026
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- June 2026
- Data year
- 2024-2025
- Inspection date
- June 2023
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