What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entryFaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.5; Surrey median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2025 3.6; Surrey median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2024 3.3; Surrey median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2023 2.1; Surrey median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2022 2.8; Surrey median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2021 2.6; Surrey median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2020 3.7; Surrey median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2019 2.6; Surrey median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2018 3.5; Surrey median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2017 3.9; Surrey median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2016 3.4; Surrey median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2015 4.3; Surrey median median 2.9; as the previous school
- 2014 3.9; Surrey median median 2.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Surrey median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 125204), the previous school.
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 * | 23 | 58 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 * | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 12 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2024 * | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 22 | 47 | 2.1 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 * | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 17 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2021 * | 26 | 67 | 2.6 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 16 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 * | 22 | 58 | 2.6 | 17 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2018 * | 25 | 87 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 * | 27 | 104 | 3.9 | 22 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2016 * | 27 | 91 | 3.4 | 29 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2015 * | 27 | 117 | 4.3 | 28 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2014 * | 27 | 104 | 3.9 | 29 | 1.07 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good2023
- 0.6 km · SurreyGood20242.1applications per place
- 0.7 km · SurreyGood20223.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · SurreyNot yet inspected3.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Surrey20261.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · SurreyGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · SurreyRemains Good20231.5applications per place
- 5.3 km · SurreyGood202311.7applications per place
- 6.1 km · SurreyGraded · no overall grade20252.6applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 152534 · 936/3422
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 189 pupils
- Opened
- 1 July 2026
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 125204)
- Address
- Norfolk Road, Dorking, RH4 3JA
- Local authority
- Surrey · Mole Valley
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources