St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School is a converter academy in Farnham for boys and girls aged 5 to 7. It has 90 pupils and every place is taken. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Upper Church Lane, Farnham, GU9 7PW01252 716305standrews-infant.surrey.sch.ukMs Jayne Venables headteacherAll details
Ofsted
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Results
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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.
About 5 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
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 (25 offers for 30 places).
| Entry | Places | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 30 | 25 | – all offered | LA |
| 2025 Primary | 30 | 30 | 2.0 miles | LA |
| 2024 Primary | 30 | 30 | over 25 miles | LA |
What a home within 2.0 miles of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (2), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 90 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 58 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 8% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 5% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 8% | 13% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 9% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.8% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.7% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 3.3% | 3.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 13.3% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 18.0% | 7.9% | 12.7% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potters Gate CofE Primary School | Academy | 390 m | 535 | Good 2021 | 77 | Compare |
| Highfield South Farnham School | Academy | 800 m | 479 | Outstanding 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 900 m | 433 | No overall grade 2025 | 94 | Compare |
| South Farnham School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 845 | Outstanding 2024 | 100 | Compare |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.2 miles | 420 | Good 2024 | 81 | Compare |
| Folly Hill Infant Academy | Academy | 1.2 miles | 65 | No overall grade 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| Hale Nursery & Primary Academy | Academy | 1.5 miles | 242 | Good 2024 | 36 | Compare |
| William Cobbett Primary School | Academy | 1.6 miles | – | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Andrew's Church of England Infant School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Andrew's Church of England Infant School yet.
How many pupils does St Andrew's Church of England Infant School have?
90 pupils aged 5 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 90 places, so it is 100% full.
Is St Andrew's Church of England Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 5 places were empty in 2024/25 (6% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at St Andrew's Church of England Infant School?
Pupils were in school 95.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at St Andrew's Church of England Infant School?
The average class had 29.7 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
- Upper Church Lane, Farnham, GU9 7PW
- Telephone
- 01252 716305
- Website
- www.standrews-infant.surrey.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Jayne Venables
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Guildford
- Multi-academy trust
- The Good Shepherd Trust (24 schools)
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Farnham Castle
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 March 2017 (academy converter)
- URN
- 144330 · LAESTAB 9363024 · UKPRN 10062847
- Formerly
- St Andrew's CofE Controlled Infant School
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Admissions outcomes: Surrey council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2024, 2025, 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- 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.