Best 3 Primary schools in Farnham – comparison
Comparison of primary schools: South Farnham School (Primary) in Farnham; Highfield South Farnham School (Primary) in Farnham; St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School (Primary) in Farnham — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares South Farnham School, Highfield South Farnham School and St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School. They are primary phase and academy converter and academy sponsor led type located around Farnham, Surrey. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (South Farnham School), published Jun 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for South Farnham School (Jun 2024). average roll around ≈ 600, combined total ≈ 1,750, typical FSM 5–10%, range 0–5%–15–20%; spread across trusts such as South Farnham Educational Trust and Xavier Catholic Education Trust.
| Attribute |
South Farnham School
GU9 8DY
|
Highfield South Farnham School
GU9 8QH
|
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School
GU9 8BQ
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Academy converter | Primary • Academy sponsor led | Primary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Farnham Surrey GU9 8DY |
Farnham Surrey GU9 8QH |
Farnham Surrey GU9 8BQ |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 20 Jun 2024 | 1 22 Feb 2018 | 1 16 Apr 2015 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 850 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 500 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 0–5% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 724 | 210 | 420 |
| Capacity utilisation | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | South Farnham Educational Trust | South Farnham Educational Trust | Xavier Catholic Education Trust |
| Website | www.south-farnham.surrey.sch.uk | www.highfieldsouthfarnham.org | www.stpolycarps.surrey.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01252716155 | 01252721079 | 01252716307 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Farnham
Surrey
GU9 8DY - Ofsted
- 1 20 Jun 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 850 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 0–5% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- South Farnham Educational Trust
- Website
- www.south-farnham.surrey.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01252716155
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Farnham
Surrey
GU9 8QH - Ofsted
- 1 22 Feb 2018
- Pupils
- ≈ 500 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- South Farnham Educational Trust
- Website
- www.highfieldsouthfarnham.org
- Telephone
- 01252721079
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Farnham
Surrey
GU9 8BQ - Ofsted
- 1 16 Apr 2015
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Xavier Catholic Education Trust
- Website
- www.stpolycarps.surrey.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01252716307
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