SCHOOL PROFILE

Beaufort Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 140508
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

20 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

16 September 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 10 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Surrey
Trust THE SWAN TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 469 469 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 225 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 244 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.1%
7.7 pts below England
School 17.1%
Woking 16.2%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

28.6%
8.3 pts above England
School 28.6%
Woking 26.3%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

8.5%
7.5 pts above England
School 8.5%
Woking 4.5%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
62.7%
294
Any other White background
10.2%
48
Pakistani
9.2%
43
Any other Mixed background
6.6%
31
Any other ethnic group
2.6%
12
Indian
2.1%
10
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 18.1% 85 of 469 pupils
2.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.1%
Woking 20.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.4% 58 pupils
England 14.8% 2.4 pts below
EHC plans 5.8% 27 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Other difficulty or disability 25
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Hearing impairment 3

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

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Woking 61.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Woking 74.1%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
Woking 69.8%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Woking 74.2%
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

4.89%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.32 pts lower than England
School 4.89%
Woking 5.53%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.16%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.65 pts lower than England
School 10.16%
Woking 12.94%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
Woking 1.45%
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

97.7% 9.5 pts above England
Beaufort Primary School
97.7%
Woking
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