OFSTED
28 September 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
209
209 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
116
55.5% of pupils
Male pupils
93
44.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.1 pts
below England
School
17.7%
Guildford
10.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.2 pts
above England
School
21.5%
Guildford
12.9%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
10.5 pts
above England
School
11.5%
Guildford
3.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
58.9%
123
Any other White background
12.0%
25
African
5.7%
12
Chinese
5.7%
12
Indian
3.3%
7
White and Asian
3.3%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.7%
39 of
209 pupils
2.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
62.0%
1.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Reading
0.2 pts above England
School
74.0%
Guildford
69.8%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Writing
3.7 pts above England
School
74.0%
Guildford
66.6%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Maths
3.0 pts above England
School
75.0%
Guildford
68.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.63 pts
lower than
England
School
4.59%
Guildford
6.06%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.21 pts
lower than
England
School
12.60%
Guildford
14.72%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.81%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.99 pts
lower than
England
School
0.81%
Guildford
2.00%
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
87.1%
1.1 pts
below England
Merrow Junior School
87.1%
Guildford
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.