Badshot Lea Village Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Surrey
Badshot Lea Road, Farnham, GU9 9LE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 25/03/2025
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
15.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
147
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
148 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
42 of 46 families who put it first got an offer
45
Places offered
120
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 46 | 42 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 45 | 3 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 120 | 45 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 4 preferences. 41 applications came from outside the council area (21 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- G Ball
- Address
- Badshot Lea Road, Badshot Lea, Farnham, GU9 9LE
- Phone
- 01252320883
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Farnham Moor Park · Farnham and Bordon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 125051
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
147 pupils · 148 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
23 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 103 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.