Normandy Village School

Academy converter·Primary school Guildford, Surrey·GU3 2HS
Composite score
69.2
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#1,862
National rank
#263
In South East
#33
In Surrey
Top 13%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
85%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding effective?
No
Early years provision
Inadequate

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
74%
35 first choices, 29 places
First choices per place
1.21
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
89
any preference, for 29 places
Last place offered lived
1.73 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 2780 m

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).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
193
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,492
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Normandy Village School is a primary school serving Guildford, Surrey, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 193 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Normandy Village School 'Inadequate'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 74% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (35 first choices for 29 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.73 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. There are about 18.6 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Normandy Village School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.

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