St Ann's Heath Junior School, based in Virginia Water, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 7 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

St Ann's Heath Junior School currently has around 284 pupils on roll, which is about 79% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 46.1% boys and 53.9% girls. Around 17.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. The student population reflects a mixed community across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 5.8%. Persistent absence is recorded at 15.8%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (56.7%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Sandhills Lane, Virginia Water, GU25 4DS
Website: www.stannsheath.org/
Telephone: 01344842900
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Co Headteacher Jackie King Pip O'connor
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 125073

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/04/2015

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 284
Number of Boys: 131
Number of Girls: 153

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.8% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British56.70%161
Other White7.00%20
Gypsy/Roma6.00%17
Other Mixed5.30%15
Other Asian4.90%14
Indian4.20%12
White and Asian3.50%10
African2.50%7
White and Black African1.80%5
White and Black Caribbean1.80%5
Pakistani1.80%5
Other (any other ethnic group)1.40%4
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)1.10%3
Chinese0.70%2
Caribbean0.70%2
Irish0.40%1
Other Black0.40%1
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Unclassified0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Above Average (2.8)
Writing: Well Below Average (-3.9)
Maths: Average (1.2)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
55%
Local authority average
66%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
5%
Local authority average
10%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
108.0
Local authority average
107.1
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
106.0
Local authority average
106.0
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chertsey Nursery School
Pyrcroft Road , KT16 9ER
3out of 4 3,271 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Ann's Heath Junior School
Sandhills Lane , GU25 4DS
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Trumps Green Infant School
Crown Road , GU25 4HD
3out of 4 1,024 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School
The Bence , Rosemary Lane TW20 8QD
- not rated 1,944 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE Aided Infant School, Virginia Water
Christchurch Road , GU25 4PX
- not rated 2,309 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School
Lyne Lane , Lyne KT16 0AJ
3out of 4 2,464 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Middle deemed primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pyrcroft Middle School
Pyrcroft Road , KT16 9EW
- not rated 3,144 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Virginia Water Preparatory School
Gorse Hill Road , GU25 4AU
- not rated 991 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
T A S I S
Coldharbour Lane , Thorpe TW20 8TE
- not rated 2,498 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
ACS Egham International School
Woodlee , London Road TW20 0HS
- not rated 2,541 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Egham Hill , TW20 0EX
- not rated 3,181 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.