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St Peter's CofE Primary School

Primary · Farnham · GU9 8TF

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 20 March 2024

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At a glance

420 pupils · 96% of 436 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
9.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.stpeters-farnham.surrey.sch.uk
URN
125182

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 40 families named it first for 43 Reception places, 0.93 first choices per place. We hold 8 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2019 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 20 March 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

43 places offered · 40 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)

Criterion 5 (Any other children whose parents wish them to attend St Peter’s CofE Primary School)
1.385 km (≈0.86 mi)

2025 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)

Criterion 5 (Any other children whose parents wish them to attend St Peter’s CofE Primary School)
0.55 km (≈0.34 mi)

2025 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

64 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
77%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school77%
Median of its 12 closest peers68.5%
Surrey average66.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Mulbarton Primary SchoolNorwich · 128 miles awayGood65%
Newbridge Primary SchoolBath · 70 miles awayGood72%
Aspin Park AcademyKnaresborough · 196 miles awayGood66%
Locks Heath Junior SchoolSouthampton · 31 miles awayGood70%
Ponteland Primary SchoolNorthumberland · 269 miles awayGood70%
Juniper Hill SchoolHigh Wycombe · 28 miles awayGood67%
Meadowdale Primary SchoolMarket Harborough · 89 miles awayGood57%
Lightcliffe C of E Primary SchoolHalifax · 180 miles awayExpected standard64%
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolWirral · 179 miles awayOutstanding86%
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary SchoolHolmfirth · 171 miles awayGood59%
Atwood Primary SchoolSouth Croydon · 33 miles awayGood76%
Naunton Park Primary SchoolCheltenham · 72 miles awayGood76%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 85% (Surrey 64%, England 60%) · Any other White background 6% (Surrey 9%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Surrey 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Surrey 0%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Surrey 2%, England 5%) · White Irish 1% (Surrey 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.17 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Surrey: 2.93 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

97% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% left the state-funded sector

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)

20.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.2 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 £46,337; 10.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,377
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 66% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £436,050; in-year balance -£72,538

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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

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher52.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications8.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work49%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health59.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier83.5%62.3%
Social housing8.8%17.1%
Privately rented7.5%20.5%
Detached houses52.2%22.9%
Flats16.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms43.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030897 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£530,000281 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£365,000–£805,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (100)£885,000
Semi-detached (99)£528,000
Terraced (54)£355,000
Flat (28)£249,000

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
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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

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