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Horsell CofE Junior School

Primary · ages 7-11MixedAcademyChurch of England354 pupilsWokingSurrey
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
Reached the expected level at 1175%England 63%
Attendance96.8%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families8%Far fewer than most schools
Places6 spare354 pupils, 360 places
Pupils per teacher21.9School workforce census
Pupils on roll354Census January 2026

Horsell CofE Junior School is a converter academy in Woking for boys and girls aged 7 to 11. It has 354 pupils and room for 360. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

Meadway Drive, Horsell, Woking, GU21 4TA01483 761531horsell-junior.surrey.sch.ukMs Celia Wand headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

87 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Horsell CofE Aided Junior School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1175%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level18%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score109.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score108.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 67%67%20172018: 83%83%20182019: 75%75%20192023: 71%71%20232024: 78%78%20242025: 75%75%2025
Since 2017: +8%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†SurreyEngland
Pupils tested879089898990
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths75%78%71%75%83%67%67%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths18%8%6%25%18%13%11%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score109.0108.0109.0107.0108.0107.0107.0105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score108.0107.0107.0107.0107.0106.0105.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score109.0109.0108.0108.0109.0108.0106.3105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard87%87%85%84%90%82%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard86%86%83%83%90%79%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)82%84%80%87%92%81%
Reading progressReading progress score+1.4+1.2-0.2+0.9
Maths progressMaths progress score+1.1-0.2-0.8-0.3
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged33%44%40%43%83%42%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged79%81%75%78%83%71%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Horsell CofE Aided Junior School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 4 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
33%79%
Gap 46 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
69%80%
Gap 11 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
74%75%
Gap 1 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
11%18%
Gap 7 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

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 (89 offers for 90 places).

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary9089all offeredLA
2025 Primary9090100 mLA
2024 Primary90902.7 milesLA

The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll354Census January 2026
Places36098% full
Pupils from low-income families8%8% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English26%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support10%36 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%4 pupils with a plan
Average class size29.48 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)8%£43,400 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls187 / 167
White British pupils66%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (14), Moderate learning difficulty (9), Specific learning difficulty (6), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), language and communications needs (4), Hearing impairment (1).

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.8%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school4.9%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission0.7%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.2%3.8%4.0%6.3%2.8%2.9%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.6%3.1%3.2%5.4%2.4%2.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.7%0.7%0.8%0.9%0.4%0.2%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence4.9%4.4%6.2%14.3%5.1%4.4%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for Horsell CofE Aided Junior School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

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

Teachers16.2full-time equivalent, 18 people
Pupils per teacher21.9Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£51,529
Vacancies0

Money

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

Spend per pupil£5,770England £7,738. Total £2.0m
Income per pupil£5,801England £7,697. Total £2.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,192England £3,480
Money in reserve13%A healthy amount put by: £259k, £733 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£11kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£5,770spent 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 m16712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate41 per 1,000 people55% lower than the England average
Typical house price£450,000Woking
Nearest bus stop150 mHorsell Way, 23 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
The Horsell Village SchoolAcademy370 m258Good 202355Compare
Sythwood Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy680 m487Report card 202646Compare
Goldsworth Primary SchoolAcademy0.6 miles624Good 202359Compare
Beaufort Primary SchoolAcademy1.0 miles469Report card 202645Compare
Maybury Primary SchoolAcademy1.0 miles259Good 202361Compare
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, WokingRoman Catholic1.3 miles629Outstanding 202097Compare
St John's Primary SchoolAcademy1.5 miles248Good 202424Compare
Barnsbury Primary School and NurseryAcademy1.6 miles435Good 202155Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Horsell CofE Junior School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Horsell CofE Junior School yet.

How good are Horsell CofE Junior School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 75% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 18% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Horsell CofE Junior School have?

354 pupils aged 7 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 360 places, so it is 98% full.

What is attendance like at Horsell CofE Junior School?

Pupils were in school 96.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 5% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Horsell CofE Junior School?

The average class had 29.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

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

Contact and details

Address
Meadway Drive, Horsell, Woking, GU21 4TA
Telephone
01483 761531
Website
www.horsell-junior.surrey.sch.uk
Headteacher
Ms Celia Wand
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 7-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Guildford
Multi-academy trust
Learning Partners Church Academy Trust (5 schools)
Local authority
Surrey
Ward
Horsell
Constituency
Woking
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2025 (academy converter)
URN
151668 · LAESTAB 9363416 · UKPRN 10097356
Formerly
Horsell CofE Aided Junior School

Where these figures come from