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Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School

Primary · Haslemere · GU27 2DR

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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 28 February 2024

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At a glance

202 pupils · 96% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.grayswoodschool.co.uk
URN
125245

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 40 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.33 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 28 February 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.33 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 40 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

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.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 9 (Any other child whose parents wish them to attend Grayswood Church of England)
3.803 km (≈2.36 mi)

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

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)

Criterion 9 (Any other child whose parents wish them to attend Grayswood Church of England)
5.32 km (≈3.31 mi)

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

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
90%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
35%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
112
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
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 school90%
Median of its 12 closest peers79.5%
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
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, CookhamMaidenhead · 31 miles awayGood79%
Frieth Church of England Combined SchoolHenley-on-Thames · 35 miles awayStrong standard80%
Frodsham CofE Primary SchoolFrodsham · 174 miles awayGood67%
Olveston Church of England Primary SchoolBristol · 88 miles awayGood83%
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolPreston · 207 miles awayOutstanding81%
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolCrowborough · 36 miles awayGood66%
Camelsdale Primary SchoolHaslemere · 2 miles awayGood79%
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolOrmskirk · 194 miles awayOutstanding87%
Fellside Community Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 268 miles awayNeeds attention90%
Worth Primary SchoolPoynton · 166 miles awayExpected standard65%
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary SchoolCheltenham · 80 miles awayGood82%
Northleaze Church of England Primary SchoolBristol · 88 miles awayExpected standard68%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 90% (Surrey 64%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 4% (Surrey 9%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Surrey 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Surrey 1%, England 1%)

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)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.07 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · 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
19.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

8.68% 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)

58.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 17.7 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 £47,028; 14.3% 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£5,584
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 84% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £73,800; in-year balance -£15,229

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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)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher45.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work47.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier70.7%62.3%
Social housing20.3%17.1%
Privately rented9.1%20.5%
Detached houses30.4%22.9%
Flats17.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms29.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030932 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£541,00022 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£488,500–£700,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (7)£727,000
Semi-detached (12)£527,500

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth 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
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
2a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
4a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
3a rural school averages 0.9

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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