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Shalford Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey

Shalford Infant School, Guildford, GU4 8BY

Website 01483562143

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 07/02/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

97.1%

3.5% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

90

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

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

15 of 15 families who put it first got an offer

18

Places offered

64

Total applications

3.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1515● 100%
2nd preference202● 10%
3rd preference210● 0%
4th preference80● 0%
Total641727%

1st preference success by year

96%
2020
100%
2021
96%
2022
93%
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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Michelle Dutton
Address
Shalford Infant School, Station Row, Guildford, GU4 8BY
Phone
01483562143
Local authority
Surrey
Ward / constituency
Shalford · Godalming and Ash
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
146022

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals11%——
English as additional language7%——
SEN support13%——
49% boys (44)51% girls (46)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

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

Academy trust: LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST

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

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    07 February 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 57 pupils

Attendance

97.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

2.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

3.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

0%
20/21
5%
21/22
5%
22/23
6%
23/24
4%
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.