Academy converter · Surrey

South Farnham School

4–11Ages
845Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136888URN

Menin Way, Farnham, GU9 8DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.4 above Surrey median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Surrey

278 applications for 90 places · 60th of 238 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

100%met the expected standard

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Surrey median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

278 applications · 90 places offered · 132 named it first

2026 3.1; Surrey median median 2.6
2025 3.5; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 3.0; Surrey median median 2.7
2023 2.4; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 2.8; Surrey median median 2.6
2021 2.6; Surrey median median 2.7
2020 2.5; Surrey median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Surrey median median 2.7
2018 2.4; Surrey median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Surrey median median 2.7
2016 2.9; Surrey median median 2.8
2015 2.3; Surrey median median 2.9
2014 3.8; Surrey median median 2.8

This school
Surrey median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	90	278	3.1	132	1.47
Sep 2025	90	311	3.5	162	1.80
Sep 2024	90	269	3.0	152	1.69
Sep 2023	90	219	2.4	96	1.07
Sep 2022	90	256	2.8	145	1.61
Sep 2021	88	225	2.6	109	1.24
Sep 2020	90	225	2.5	111	1.23
Sep 2019	89	220	2.5	96	1.08
Sep 2018	90	212	2.4	104	1.16
Sep 2017	90	244	2.7	128	1.42
Sep 2016	90	257	2.9	114	1.27
Sep 2015	90	206	2.3	98	1.09
Sep 2014	60	225	3.8	91	1.52

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 100% · Maths 100% → all three 100% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard100%1st of 203 in Surrey

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Surrey 82% England 78%

Higher standard84%

Surrey 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 113 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Surrey 76% England 75%

Greater depth70%

Surrey 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Surrey 80% England 77%

Higher standard81%

Surrey 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 114 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Surrey median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	100%	63%	113	114
2023/24	100%	50%	113	112
2022/23	100%	48%	113	113

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

South Farnham SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
1.2 km · Surrey

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place
Highfield South Farnham School
1.3 km · Surrey

Remains Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Potters Gate CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Surrey

2026

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
2.3 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
William Cobbett Primary School
2.5 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024
Folly Hill Infant Academy
2.8 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.9applications per place
Badshot Lea Village Infant School
2.8 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136888 · 936/2479
Trust: South Farnham Educational Trust
Capacity: 724 pupils · 845 on roll
Free school meals: 1.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2011
Replaced: South Farnham Community Junior School (URN 125078); The Bourne Community School (URN 124969)
Address: Menin Way, Farnham, GU9 8DY
Local authority: Surrey · Waverley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources