Barrow Hills School
Barrow Hills School is an independent school in Godalming for boys and girls aged 2 to 13. It has 181 pupils and room for 297.
Roke Lane, Witley, Godalming, GU8 5NY01428 683639barrowhills.orgMr John Towers headmasterAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Surrey council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 181 | 193 | 225 | 235 | 216 | 195 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 33% | 14% | 26% | 23% | 24% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School | Church of England | 530 m | 304 | Good 2023 | 65 | Compare |
| Witley CofE Controlled Infant School | Church of England | 680 m | 76 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Rodborough | Academy | 0.9 miles | 882 | Report card 2026 | 76 | Compare |
| King Edward's School Witley | Independent | 1.1 miles | 473 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Milford School | Foundation | 1.4 miles | 116 | Good 2024 | 33 | Compare |
| St Dominic's School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 183 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary | Academy | 2.4 miles | 209 | Good 2023 | 8 | Compare |
| Godalming College | Academy 16-19 converter | 2.5 miles | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Barrow Hills School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Barrow Hills School yet.
How many pupils does Barrow Hills School have?
181 pupils aged 2 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 297 places, so it is 61% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Roke Lane, Witley, Godalming, GU8 5NY
- Telephone
- 01428 683639
- Website
- www.barrowhills.org
- Headmaster
- Mr John Towers
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Milford & Witley
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1952
- URN
- 125366 · LAESTAB 9366104 · UKPRN 10018505
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.