Highfield South Farnham School | Primary in Farnham, Waverley | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Highfield South Farnham School

Primary

Waverley · Farnham · GU9 8QH https://www.highfieldsouthfarnham.org

Pupils
479
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
12 Mar 2024
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
10 Jan 2018
Full inspectionOutstanding
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Waverley. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
81%
-1pp
LA
67%
England
63%
95%88%81%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
15%
+3pp
LA
11%
England
8%
15%12%8%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
82%
LA AVG 77%
SPAG higher standard
44%
LA AVG 34%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 106.96
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.56
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
487
cap. 210
487441394
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.1
LA AVG 21.86:1
26.122.518.9
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
22%
LA AVG 16.15%
24%23%21%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
16%
LA AVG 14.98%
22%19%16%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
25%
LA AVG 16.95%
28%24%21%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%6%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
10%
LA
11%
England
13%
20%15%10%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressWeydon Lane, Farnham, GU9 8QH
Telephone01252721079
Local authoritySurrey
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.1:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5427 spend / pupil£6292 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2581%15%487
2023/2482%12%473
2022/2386%13%+2.40+1.10+2.60473
2018/1987%13%+4.60+2.20+3.70304
2017/1895%8%+4.90+3.20+5.30311
2016/1793%14%+6.70+3.20+5.40274
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2584%35%92%18%87%40%90%82%106.0107.0107.025%
2023/2482%28%88%17%92%42%88%85%106.0108.0108.021%
2022/2391%50%88%22%95%39%89%91%109.0108.0109.028%
2018/1997%52%90%32%97%45%90%100%110.0109.0113.019%
2017/1898%44%95%27%98%53%98%97%109.0109.0110.0
2016/1797%55%93%17%97%41%97%97%111.0110.0112.029%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 16 Dec 2014 (was URN 125031)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2548726.125%22%16%5%10%
2023/2447324.421%21%18%6%17%
2022/2347325.728%24%19%6%20%
2021/2242521.121%23%22%7%20%
2020/2139423.522%23%20%
2018/1930420.519%15%25%5%14%
2017/1819.05%12%
2016/1727418.929%11%33%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.