Valley End CofE Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Higham's Lane, Woking, GU24 8TB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 12/11/2024
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
9.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
163
Capacity used
Has space91%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
55 of 61 families who put it first got an offer
59
Places offered
141
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 61 | 55 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 53 | 4 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 141 | 59 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 4 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kate Harper-Cole
- Address
- Higham's Lane, Valley End, Woking, GU24 8TB
- Phone
- 01276858299
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Windlesham & Chobham · Surrey Heath
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149458
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 4% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST
163 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 110 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
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.