Academy sponsor led · Surrey

Highfield South Farnham School

3–11Ages
479Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141667URN

Weydon Lane, Farnham, GU9 8QH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJan 2018

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.3 below Surrey median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Surrey

140 applications for 59 places · 150th of 238 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingJan 2018

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

Inspection history

13 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
10 January 2018
Graded inspection: 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

140 applications · 59 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 2.4; Surrey median median 2.6
2025 3.3; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 2.4; Surrey median median 2.7
2023 2.5; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 2.6; Surrey median median 2.6
2021 3.3; Surrey median median 2.7
2020 2.4; Surrey median median 2.7
2019 2.7; Surrey median median 2.7
2018 2.2; Surrey median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Surrey median median 2.7
2016 3.3; Surrey median median 2.8
2015 3.0; Surrey median median 2.9
2014 1.6; Surrey median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Surrey median

Dashed bars: as The Pilgrims' Way School (URN 125031), the previous school.

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	59	140	2.4	48	0.81
Sep 2025	60	195	3.3	60	1.00
Sep 2024	59	142	2.4	46	0.78
Sep 2023	60	147	2.5	59	0.98
Sep 2022	60	158	2.6	44	0.73
Sep 2021	44	146	3.3	38	0.86
Sep 2020	50	118	2.4	45	0.90
Sep 2019	45	120	2.7	45	1.00
Sep 2018	43	95	2.2	38	0.88
Sep 2017	30	91	3.0	26	0.87
Sep 2016	30	98	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2015	15	45	3.0	15	1.00
Sep 2014 *	29	47	1.6	19	0.66

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 92% · Maths 87% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%18th of 203 in Surrey

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Surrey 82% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Surrey 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Surrey 76% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Surrey 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Surrey 80% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Surrey 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	81%	15%	106	107
2023/24	82%	12%	106	108
2022/23	86%	13%	109	108

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

Highfield South Farnham SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
0.8 km · Surrey

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place
Potters Gate CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Surrey

2026

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

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
South Farnham School
1.3 km · Surrey

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Folly Hill Infant Academy
2.7 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.9applications per place
Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School
3.1 km · Hampshire

2026

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hale Nursery & Primary Academy
3.2 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141667 · 936/2033
Trust: South Farnham Educational Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 479 on roll
Free school meals: 15.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2015
Replaced: The Pilgrims' Way School (URN 125031)
Address: Weydon Lane, Farnham, GU9 8QH
Local authority: Surrey · Waverley

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