St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery

Voluntary controlled school·First school Farnham, Surrey·GU10 1EF

School type

First school

Ages 2–8

Key Stage 2 performance

St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery is a first school for pupils aged 2–8. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

64%

45 first choices, 30 places

First choices per place

1.50

more first choices than places

Applications naming the school

102

any preference, for 30 places

Last place offered lived

0.42 mi

straight line, 2026 intake · 678 m

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.03

00.511.52

1 per place

0.8720221.3320230.6920241.4720251.502026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 2–8
Pupils on roll: 136
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

13.3%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

14.7%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

9.6%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

7.3%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

6.2%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

23.0%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

24.6

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£8,281

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Walsh CofE Junior School Ash · 0.7 mi 16.2 Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School Ash · 1.1 mi 58.2 Shawfield Primary School Ash · 1.3 mi 44.4 William Cobbett Primary School Farnham · 2.2 mi 47.2 Normandy Village School Guildford · 2.3 mi 69.2 Waverley Abbey CofE Junior School Farnham · 3.0 mi 45.9 Holly Lodge Primary Academy Ash Vale · 3.0 mi 50.3 South Farnham School Farnham · 3.1 mi 100.0

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery at a glance

Located in Farnham, Surrey, St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 136 pupils aged 2 to 8. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection.

Competition for places is real here - 64% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (45 first choices for 30 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.42 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 6.2%. There are about 24.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.