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St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Surrey

Downside, Cobham, KT11 3NA

Website 01932863212

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 05/11/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.0%

11.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

68

Capacity used

Has space

76%

90 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

11 of 11 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

95

Total applications

3.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1111● 100%
2nd preference3910● 26%
3rd preference369● 25%
4th preference90● 0%
Total953032%

1st preference success by year

87%
2020
89%
2021
100%
2022
76%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Surrey lets families list 4 preferences. 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 aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Katharine Hutt
Address
Downside, Cobham, KT11 3NA
Phone
01932863212
Local authority
Surrey
Ward / constituency
Cobham and Downside · Runnymede and Weybridge
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
125178

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals3%——
English as additional language17%——
SEN support8%——
53% boys (36)47% girls (32)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

68 pupils · 90 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    05 November 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 42 pupils

Attendance

93.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

4.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

0%
20/21
0%
21/22
6%
22/23
8%
23/24
12%
24/25

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.