SCHOOL PROFILE

Cordwalles Junior School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140349
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

13 July 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Surrey
Trust GLF SCHOOLS
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 218 218 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 106 48.6% of pupils
Male pupils 112 51.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.9%
15.1 pts above England
School 39.9%
Surrey Heath 13.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.1%
6.8 pts above England
School 27.1%
Surrey Heath 15.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.5%
4.5 pts above England
School 5.5%
Surrey Heath 1.7%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
58.7%
128
Any other Asian background
8.7%
19
Any other White background
7.8%
17
African
5.0%
11
Bangladeshi
4.1%
9
Unclassified
2.3%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.4% 40 of 218 pupils
2.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.4%
Surrey Heath 19.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.1% 33 pupils
England 14.8% 0.4 pts above
EHC plans 3.2% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Social, emotional & mental health 5
No specialist assessment yet 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

54.0% 6.4 pts below England
School 54.0%
Surrey Heath 54.3%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
Surrey Heath 70.9%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

64.0%

6.3 pts below England

School 64.0%
Surrey Heath 63.4%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

59.0%

13.0 pts below England

School 59.0%
Surrey Heath 66.3%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.92%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.30 pts lower than England
School 4.92%
Surrey Heath 7.09%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.15%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.66 pts lower than England
School 15.15%
Surrey Heath 15.70%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.43%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.37 pts lower than England
School 0.43%
Surrey Heath 2.91%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.8% 2.6 pts above England
Cordwalles Junior School
90.8%
Surrey Heath
91.9%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information