Academy converter · Surrey

Potters Gate CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
535Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145278URN

Potters Gate, Farnham, GU9 7BB · 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

2.4per place

0.2 below Surrey median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Surrey

111 applications for 46 places · 146th of 238 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 27 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

0.2 below Surrey median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

111 applications · 46 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

This school
Surrey median

Dashed bars: as Potters Gate CofE Primary School (URN 125161), 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	46	111	2.4	45	0.98
Sep 2025	60	187	3.1	66	1.10
Sep 2024	60	151	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2023	60	164	2.7	68	1.13
Sep 2022	59	148	2.5	61	1.03
Sep 2021	51	137	2.7	46	0.90
Sep 2020	50	127	2.5	43	0.86
Sep 2019	60	170	2.8	61	1.02
Sep 2018	56	144	2.6	51	0.91
Sep 2017 *	60	159	2.7	72	1.20
Sep 2016 *	60	148	2.5	71	1.18
Sep 2015 *	57	132	2.3	52	0.91
Sep 2014 *	60	182	3.0	60	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 81% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%63rd of 203 in Surrey

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Surrey 82% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Surrey 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Surrey 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Surrey 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Surrey 80% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Surrey 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	72%	9%	107	108
2023/24	78%	9%	109	108
2022/23	70%	5%	107	107

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

Potters Gate CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
0.4 km · Surrey

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Folly Hill Infant Academy
1.9 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.9applications per place
Hale Nursery & Primary Academy
2.4 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
William Cobbett Primary School
2.8 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145278 · 936/3062
Trust: The Good Shepherd Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 540 pupils · 535 on roll
Free school meals: 9.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Potters Gate CofE Primary School (URN 125161)
Address: Potters Gate, Farnham, GU9 7BB
Local authority: Surrey · Waverley

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