# South Farnham School

South Farnham School is a primary school in Waverley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 845 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E136888. [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 845
- Council: Waverley
- URN: 136888

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 100% of pupils at South Farnham School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Surrey and 62% in England.
63% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Surrey | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 100% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 63% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 113 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 114 | 106 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Abbey School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-abbey-school-e146255): 90 m. Special. Outstanding (overall), June 2024
- [St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-polycarps-catholic-primary-school-e147429): 290 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Ridgeway School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ridgeway-school-e141843): 1.1 km. Special. Standards maintained, June 2025
- [St Andrew's Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-infant-school-e144330): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025
- [Highfield South Farnham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-south-farnham-school-e141667): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Outstanding, March 2024. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Potters Gate CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/potters-gate-cofe-primary-school-e145278): 1.6 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136888)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136888)

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