School admissions in Farnham
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 21 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Farnham in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 16 schools in Farnham first 569 times for 570 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 2 of the 16 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.42 miles (St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery) to 1.08 miles (Badshot Lea Village Infant School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Farnham first 936 times for 808 places: 1.16 first choices per place. 2 of the 3 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
16 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery | 1.50 | 30 | 0.678 km (≈0.42 mi) |
| South Farnham School | 1.47 | 90 | not published |
| Potters Gate CofE Primary School | 0.98 | 46 | not published |
| Crondall Primary School | 0.97 | 29 | 0.69 miles |
| Badshot Lea Village Infant School | 0.93 | 45 | 1.737 km (≈1.08 mi) |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 0.93 | 43 | not published |
| St John's CofE Aided Infant School | 0.92 | 13 | not published |
| Bentley Church of England Primary School | 0.90 | 21 | not published |
| Hale Nursery & Primary Academy | 0.89 | 19 | not published |
| Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School | 0.88 | 26 | 3.24 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Infant School | 0.87 | 23 | not published |
| All Saints CofE Aided Infant School | 0.85 | 27 | not published |
| Highfield South Farnham School | 0.81 | 59 | not published |
| St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School | 0.78 | 55 | not published |
| Folly Hill Infant Academy | 0.75 | 16 | 1.665 km (≈1.03 mi) |
| St Mary's CofE Aided Infant School, Frensham | 0.71 | 28 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| All Hallows Catholic School | 1.40 | 255 |
| Weydon School | 1.15 | 337 |
| Farnham Heath End | 0.89 | 216 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.