St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Surrey
East Ring, Farnham, GU10 1EF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 26/09/2023
Application demand
61%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
16.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
174
Capacity used
Over capacity145%
120 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
61%
1st preference success rate
27 of 44 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
96
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 44 | 27 | ● 61% |
| 2nd preference | 22 | 3 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 96 | 30 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–8
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tom Hilyard
- Address
- East Ring, The Cardinals, Farnham, GU10 1EF
- Phone
- 01252400222
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Pilgrims · Godalming and Ash
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 125148
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
174 pupils · 120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
26 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 66 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.0%
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.