St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School | Primary in Farnham, Waverley | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Waverley · Farnham · GU9 8BQ www.stpolycarps.surrey.sch.uk/

Pupils
433
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
11 Mar 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
7 Sep 2019
Academy conversion letter
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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
78%
+11pp
LA
67%
England
63%
78%73%67%
'23'24'25
RWM higher
15%
-1pp
LA
11%
England
8%
16%10%3%
'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
30%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
87%
LA AVG 77%
SPAG higher standard
28%
LA AVG 34%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 106.96
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.56
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
419
cap. 420
421416410
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
LA AVG 21.86:1
22.020.819.5
'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
19%
LA AVG 16.15%
20%19%18%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
10%
LA AVG 14.98%
10%7%5%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
15%
LA AVG 16.95%
16%14%13%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%4%
'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
5%
LA
11%
England
13%
11%8%5%
'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressWaverley Lane, Farnham, GU9 8BQ
Telephone01252716307
Local authoritySurrey
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Finance£6086 spend / pupil£6320 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
2024/2578%15%419
2023/2467%16%415
2022/2374%3%+1.20+1.30+1.40410
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2585%38%90%30%88%35%95%87%107.0107.0106.015%
2023/2481%40%89%22%76%24%95%90%107.0105.0108.016%
2022/2386%36%79%12%95%21%98%91%106.0106.0107.014%

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 1 Sep 2019 (was URN 125206)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2018/1982%15%+3.20+3.00+0.40420
2017/1890%15%+2.50+2.80+1.80428
2016/1795%25%+3.60+6.10+3.00419

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541921.015%19%10%4%5%
2023/2441519.916%20%9%4%8%
2022/2341019.514%18%7%5%11%
2021/2242121.913%18%5%6%11%
2020/2141922.013%20%5%

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