Academy converter · Surrey

St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
433Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147429URN

Waverley Lane, Farnham, GU9 8BQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 below Surrey median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Surrey

125 applications for 55 places · 165th of 238 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

125 applications · 55 places offered · 43 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Surrey median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 2.4; Surrey median median 2.7
2023 2.4; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 2.0; Surrey median median 2.6
2021 2.1; Surrey median median 2.7
2020 1.8; Surrey median median 2.7
2019 2.1; Surrey median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Surrey median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Surrey median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Surrey median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Surrey median median 2.9; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Surrey median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Surrey median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Surrey median

Dashed bars: as St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School, Farnham (URN 125206), 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	55	125	2.3	43	0.78
Sep 2025	60	135	2.3	54	0.90
Sep 2024	59	140	2.4	62	1.05
Sep 2023	41	98	2.4	38	0.93
Sep 2022	60	117	2.0	51	0.85
Sep 2021	51	107	2.1	49	0.96
Sep 2020	60	106	1.8	57	0.95
Sep 2019 *	57	119	2.1	54	0.95
Sep 2018 *	50	87	1.7	50	1.00
Sep 2017 *	60	120	2.0	52	0.87
Sep 2016 *	60	125	2.1	60	1.00
Sep 2015 *	60	119	2.0	63	1.05
Sep 2014 *	60	110	1.8	49	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 90% · Maths 88% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%31st of 203 in Surrey

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Surrey 82% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Surrey 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Surrey 76% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Surrey 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Surrey 80% England 77%

Higher standard35%

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	78%	15%	107	107
2023/24	67%	16%	107	105
2022/23	74%	3%	106	106

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

St Polycarp's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
0.9 km · Surrey

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Outstanding2024

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

2026

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

Remains Good2024

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

Remains Good2024
Folly Hill Infant Academy
2.5 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: 147429 · 936/3424
Trust: Xavier Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 433 on roll
Free school meals: 9.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School, Farnham (URN 125206)
Address: Waverley Lane, Farnham, GU9 8BQ
Local authority: Surrey · Waverley

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