Academy converter · Surrey

Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery

2–11Ages
435Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140540URN

Almond Avenue, Barnsbury, Woking, GU22 0BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Surrey median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Surrey

139 applications for 60 places · 157th of 238 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 20 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Surrey median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

139 applications · 60 places offered · 52 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Surrey median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 2.5; Surrey median median 2.7
2023 2.8; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Surrey median median 2.6
2021 2.5; Surrey median median 2.7
2020 2.7; Surrey median median 2.7
2019 2.9; Surrey median median 2.7
2018 2.9; Surrey median median 2.7
2017 3.1; Surrey median median 2.7
2016 2.4; Surrey median median 2.8
2015 2.7; Surrey median median 2.9
2014 2.4; 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	60	139	2.3	52	0.87
Sep 2025	49	120	2.5	36	0.73
Sep 2024	58	144	2.5	43	0.74
Sep 2023	58	165	2.8	44	0.76
Sep 2022	59	133	2.3	43	0.73
Sep 2021	60	152	2.5	50	0.83
Sep 2020	60	164	2.7	52	0.87
Sep 2019	60	175	2.9	62	1.03
Sep 2018	60	172	2.9	52	0.87
Sep 2017	60	184	3.1	50	0.83
Sep 2016	60	142	2.4	39	0.65
Sep 2015	60	164	2.7	43	0.72
Sep 2014	60	142	2.4	55	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 66% · Maths 79% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%144th of 203 in Surrey

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Surrey 82% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Surrey 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Surrey 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Surrey 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Surrey 80% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Surrey 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	61%	5%	108	106
2023/24	52%	8%	105	103
2022/23	58%	2%	107	103

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

Barnsbury Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary School
0.4 km · Surrey

Good2022

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kingfield Primary School
1.2 km · Surrey

Good2023

4.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Woking College
1.4 km · Surrey

Not yet inspected
Goldsworth Primary School
1.5 km · Surrey

Good2023

3.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
The Horsell Village School
2.2 km · Surrey

Good2023

2.2applications per place
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking
2.3 km · Surrey

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Maybury Primary School
2.5 km · Surrey

Good2023

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Sythwood Primary and Nursery School
2.5 km · Surrey

2026

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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: 140540 · 936/3942
Trust: The Swan Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 435 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Barnsbury Primary School (URN 135382)
Address: Almond Avenue, Barnsbury, Woking, GU22 0BB
Local authority: Surrey · Woking

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources