OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
25 February 2025
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
335
335 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
168
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
167
49.9% of pupils
5.1 pts
below England
School
19.7%
Mole Valley
11.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
16.4 pts
below England
School
3.9%
Mole Valley
6.7%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
4.7 pts
above England
School
5.7%
Mole Valley
2.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
3.6%
12
Traveller of Irish heritage
2.1%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
15.8%
53 of
335 pupils
5.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
14.3%
48 pupils
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
below
EHC plans
1.5%
5 pupils
England
6.0%
4.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
13
Social, emotional & mental health
11
Moderate learning difficulty
10
Specific learning difficulty
10
Autistic spectrum disorder
4
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
5.91%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.31 pts
lower than
England
School
5.91%
Mole Valley
7.49%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
15.04%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.78 pts
lower than
England
School
15.04%
Mole Valley
17.56%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
1.63%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.18 pts
lower than
England
School
1.63%
Mole Valley
3.41%
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
101.5%
13.3 pts
above England
Great Bookham School
101.5%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.