The Mead Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Surrey
Newbury Gardens, Epsom, KT19 0QG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 16/11/2021
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.4%
9.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
292
Capacity used
Has space85%
344 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
69 of 69 families who put it first got an offer
72
Places offered
132
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 69 | 69 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 23 | 3 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 132 | 72 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 4 preferences. 23 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tracy Creasey
- Address
- Newbury Gardens, Ewell, Epsom, KT19 0QG
- Phone
- 02083930966
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Auriol · Epsom and Ewell
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149426
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 3% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
292 pupils · 344 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
27 January 2026
Academy First Section 5 · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
16 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 165 pupils
Attendance
96.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.