Anyone experienced Wallace Fields or Epsom Primary School in Epsom, or Cuddington Croft in Cheam?

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We're mid catchment for Wallace Fields and Epsom Primary and are considering moving either closer to Wallace Fields or Cuddington Croft in South Cheam to have a bit more certainty. Have your children gone to any of these schools and how did you find them? TIA.

Wallace Fields is massively oversubscribed. It is the 'top' OFSTED school in Epsom and there is little guarantee that your child can move from the Infant to the Junior school.

Epsom Primary (is that the one on Pound Lane?) - it doesn't have a very good reputation amongst the Epsom parents, but I really don't think it is a bad school at all and has benefited from a huge cash injection from the sure start centre on the grounds.

Sorry, don't know much about Cuddington Croft

Thanks,IJAFW - that's the impression we get - keen to hear from any Epsom Primary parents as we've heard the local take on it - also know there's a new head who we hear good things about. We thought we ought to make as informed a choice as possible!

Also interested if you have kids in any other Cheam/ Epsom or Ashtead school. We can be flexible!

A belated response here....my son started in reception at Cuddington Croft last September and our experience of the school has been extremely positive. His teacher is fantastic and he settled very quickly and easily. He is learning well, and is well cared for there. Communication between the school and parents is very good, and the school is very well supported by an excellent PTA. My only bugbear with it is that, unusually nowadays, it offers no breakfast or after school club for children with both parents working.

Wallace fields is as the 1st responce said oversubscribed and no guarenty to get into juniour school. We had our oldest dd go through the Infant school there and the juniour until year 5 where we moved. we were satisfied with the infant and liked the juniour school for her. our dd2 however we moved out of the Infant school at year 1 she was failing to thrieve and to put it bluntly I certainly found out how they keep their high sats levels they squeeze out the kids whom do not manage to preform to their standards. It was a horrific time for our dd2 and I do not truly feel that she has ever recovered from it. I will also state this is why I sing the praises of Kingswoodhouse (private for boys after year 3 ) on another thread they undid what damage to be bluntly Wallace fields did.

I have a friend whose children went to Cuddington croft overall she is happy but she speaks of pressure for her 2 dd whom went there (one still there until end of this year then will go to 2ndary) and she never felt that the school really bothered to get to know either of her dd's whom both are quiet well preforming girls (so no trouble in classes)

I only know Epsom primary by repuration and it is not wonderous have you considered Ewell Castle? I know it is only a infant but I also knowmany whom have been very happy with the school. Had we remained in Epsom we would have send our dd3 to Ewell Castle (and we lived 500 yards from Wallace Fields)

I know this doesnt paint a wonderful picture of the infant school I will say that the main cause of our issues happened whilst the head was on materinty leave and I do wonder if it would have been handled in the same way had she not been. the 3 years our dd1 was at the school we were happy and I was heavilly involved with their PTA. I really however lost all faith in the school during my dealings with dd2. We were very happy witht eh junior school the head is wonderful fair and doesnt tend to get rattled easilly (important for that sort of job imo)

If we still lived in Epsom I would as I said have gone for Ewell Castle and then applied for WF Junior school after infant years.

Do you live down near Sainsburys btw since you call yourself inbetween the catchment areas? I know that can be a complex area to get into WF from if thats the case. (and you dont have to answer that i was just nosey)

I still have friends whom have continued to put their kids to WF and been happy with it and if your child doesnt have any learning disorders (my dd2 is seveerely dyslexic) then I am sure you will find the school friendly and welcoming and happy with it.

I hope this helps you in deciding.