OFSTED
13 December 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
14 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
3 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
182
182 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
95
52.2% of pupils
Male pupils
87
47.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.0 pts
above England
School
25.8%
Waverley
9.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.5 pts
below England
School
19.8%
Waverley
7.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.7 pts
above England
School
2.7%
Waverley
3.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
41.2%
75
Gypsy / Roma
24.2%
44
Any other White background
8.8%
16
Any other Mixed background
5.5%
10
African
3.3%
6
Traveller of Irish heritage
3.3%
6
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
33.0%
60 of
182 pupils
12.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
above
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
21.0%
39.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
42.0%
Reading
31.8 pts below England
School
42.0%
Waverley
79.3%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
29.0%
Writing
41.3 pts below England
School
29.0%
Waverley
73.2%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
42.0%
Maths
30.0 pts below England
School
42.0%
Waverley
73.9%
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
9.27%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.05 pts
higher than
England
School
9.27%
Waverley
6.10%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.96 pts
higher than
England
School
32.78%
Waverley
13.36%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.69 pts
lower than
England
School
1.11%
Waverley
2.18%
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
55.2%
33.0 pts
below England
Cranleigh Church of England Primary School
55.2%
Waverley
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.