Highfield South Farnham School is a primary school located in Farnham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 11/01/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Weydon Lane, Farnham

School Information

Address: Weydon Lane, Farnham, GU9 8QH
Website: www.highfield-sf.surrey.sch.uk
Telephone: 01252721079
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gregory West
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141667

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 394
Number of Boys: 188
Number of Girls: 206

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 4.6 Confidence interval 2.3 to 7
Writing
N/A: 2.2 Confidence interval 0 to 4.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 1.6 to 5.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield South Farnham School
Weydon Lane , GU9 8QH 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
Upper Church Lane , GU9 7PW 		3out of 4 872 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Potters Gate CofE Primary School
Potters Gate , GU9 7BB 		3out of 4 910 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Little Green Lane , Wrecclesham GU9 8TF 		3out of 4 1,259 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School
Waverley Lane , GU9 8BQ 		4out of 4 1,264 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weydon School
Weydon Lane , GU9 8UG 		4out of 4 1,011 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ridgeway School
14 Frensham Road , GU9 8HB 		4out of 4 931 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
University for the Creative Arts
Falkner Road , GU9 7DS 		- not rated 1,222 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Abbey School
Menin Way , GU9 8DY 		4out of 4 1,434 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Edgeborough School
84 Frensham Road , Farnham GU10 3AH 		- not rated 2,956 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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