School Chooser

Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School

Primary · ages 2-7MixedAcademy205 pupilsNursery Free breakfast clubFarnboroughHampshire
School Chooser Score
1
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 0 to 2
Out of 100. Better than 0% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#15,922 of 16,041 in England#403 in HampshireHow it is worked out
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, January 2025
Attendance92.3%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families23%About the same as most schools in England
PlacesFull205 pupils, 180 places
Pupils per teacher20.4School workforce census
Pupils on roll205Census January 2026

Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School is a converter academy in Farnborough for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 205 pupils, 25 more than it has places for. About 23 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 1 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Moor Road, Farnborough, GU14 8HW01252 541879farnboroughgrange.hants.sch.ukMiss Olivia Dempsey headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 28 January 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Requires improvement
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
3 November 2021UngradedSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places150 pupils for 180 places, 2024/25
83% full

30 places were empty (17% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (38 offers for 60 places).

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary605738– all offeredLA
2025 Primary605951– all offeredLA
2024 Primary605534– all offeredLA
2023 Primary609760–LA
2022 Primary608660– all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll205Census January 2026
Places180114% full
Pupils from low-income families19%23% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English55%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support12%25 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan7%14 pupils with a plan
Average class size25.86 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)27%£58,900 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls97 / 108
White British pupils36%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (18), Severe learning difficulty (10), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), emotional and mental health (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll205214234223218213
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals19%19%17%19%18%21%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language55%56%50%49%43%39%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–13%15%12%8%11%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–3%6%4%4%1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance92.3%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school22.1%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils3.32024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission2.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence7.7%7.6%6.6%6.7%2.4%6.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence5.6%5.7%4.9%5.6%1.9%4.6%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence2.1%1.8%1.7%1.1%0.5%1.7%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence22.1%19.8%22.3%19.6%3.7%18.8%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate3.316.74.00.90.5––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers9.0full-time equivalent, 10 people
Pupils per teacher20.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants10.7full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£47,532
Teachers who left in the year60%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher1.42024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,105England £7,128. Total £1.5m
Income per pupil£9,257England £7,587. Total £1.8m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,560England £3,405
Money in reserve5%Not much put by: £94k, £494 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£220kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,105spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m25312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate76 per 1,000 people16% lower than the England average
Typical house price£360,000Rushmoor
Nearest bus stop220 mCovey Close, 10 stops within 500 m

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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Grange Community Junior SchoolCouncil490 m238No overall grade 202581Compare
The Ferns Primary AcademyAcademy500 m87No overall grade 202414Compare
Cherrywood Community Primary SchoolCouncil940 m186No overall grade 202512Compare
Manor Junior SchoolCouncil0.8 miles286No overall grade 202514Compare
Manor Infant SchoolCouncil0.8 miles161Requires improvement 20231Compare
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.8 miles205Good 202438Compare
South Camberley Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy0.9 miles609Good 202261Compare
Cove Infant SchoolCouncil1.0 miles172Good 202443Compare
Primary schools in HampshirePrimary schools in FarnboroughBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats0%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 1 is 60 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 6 · middle 60 · highest 98100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
New Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy12.7 miles185Good 202260Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 1 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 1% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 0 to 2. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%well below
-0.85
Ofsted grade, 1.6 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.62
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well below
-0.30
2024/25; 127 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
–

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School a good school?

The figures are weak. Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School scores 1 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 0 to 2, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School not judged at its last full inspection on 28 January 2025.

How many pupils does Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School have?

205 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 114% full.

Is Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 30 places were empty in 2024/25 (17% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School?

Pupils were in school 92.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 22% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School?

The average class had 25.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

Does Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School have a breakfast club?

Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Moor Road, Farnborough, GU14 8HW
Telephone
01252 541879
Website
www.farnboroughgrange.hants.sch.uk
Headteacher
Miss Olivia Dempsey
Free breakfast club
Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
The Good Shepherd Trust (24 schools)
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward
Cherrywood
Constituency
Aldershot
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2017 (academy converter)
URN
144899 · LAESTAB 8502522 · UKPRN 10064918
Formerly
Farnborough Grange Nursery/Infant Community School
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from