The Wharf Nursery School
Nursery · Godalming · GU7 1JG
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 6 June 2023
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93 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 18.7% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 12% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 12% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 1.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.wharf.surrey.sch.uk
- URN
- 124913
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 6 June 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 93 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 75% (Surrey 64%, England 60%) · Any other White background 10% (Surrey 9%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Surrey 4%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 2% (Surrey 0%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Surrey 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Surrey 4%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Surrey 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Surrey 1%, England 0%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
40% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £56,122; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 80% (79%) · premises 4% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (5%) · supplies and services 5% (8%) · educational supplies 2% (2%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 1% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £263,098; in-year balance +£32,207
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 6 June 2023: Outstanding
- 3 March 2022: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- 24 November 2016: Yes - improving (good)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 54.2% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 9.4% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 51.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 9.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 57.1% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 59.6% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 6% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 34.4% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 7.3% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 47.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 13.8% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 19.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030916 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £440,000465 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £300,000–£610,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 3an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 20an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 3an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted