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Tillingbourne Junior School

Primary · Guildford · GU4 8NB

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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 13 June 2019

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At a glance

342 pupils · 95% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
16.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.tillingbourne.surrey.sch.uk
URN
150018

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 13 June 2019 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 5 (Any other children)
7.093 km (≈4.41 mi)

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers57.5%
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
Uphill Village AcademyWeston-Super-Mare · 106 miles awayOutstanding78%
Heron Primary SchoolGloucester · 84 miles awayGood55%
Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, FelphamBognor Regis · 29 miles awayGood41%
Swiss Gardens Primary SchoolShoreham-by-Sea · 28 miles awayGood43%
Burbage Junior SchoolHinckley · 97 miles awayGood71%
Whitchurch Church of England Primary SchoolWhitchurch · 34 miles awayGood69%
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool · 180 miles awayExpected standard47%
Wellstead Primary SchoolSouthampton · 38 miles awayGood71%
Wheatcroft Primary SchoolHertford · 46 miles awayGood51%
Romsey Primary School & NurseryRomsey · 44 miles awayGood50%
Botley Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolSouthampton · 38 miles awayGood77%
Huntington Primary AcademyYork · 193 miles awayExpected standard60%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 75% (Surrey 64%, England 60%) · Any other White background 11% (Surrey 9%, England 7%) · Not recorded 6% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Surrey 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Surrey 4%, England 4%) · White Irish 1% (Surrey 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 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)
4.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.73 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
25.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 7.46% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

63.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.3 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 £49,580; 11.1% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,245
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 10% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £191,000; in-year balance +£78,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher43.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13%18.1%
In managerial or professional work44.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier66.3%62.3%
Social housing21.5%17.1%
Privately rented11.9%20.5%
Detached houses13.8%22.9%
Flats21%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms15.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030479 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£540,00061 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£415,000–£645,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (12)£746,500
Semi-detached (33)£550,000
Terraced (10)£478,000
Flat (6)£317,500

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
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
3a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a 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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