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EnglandSouth EastWaverleyGU9 9ERWilliam Cobbett Primary School
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William Cobbett Primary School

Primary

Waverley · Farnham · GU9 9ER http://www.william-cobbett.surrey.sch.uk

Pupils
480
cap. 480
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySurrey
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of William Cobbett Primary School · Primary · Surrey

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
+6pp
69%62%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
7%
+1pp
10%8%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
480
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Weybourne Road, Farnham, GU9 9ER
Local authority
Surrey
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%7%78%41%68%13%66%22%77%74%107.0102.0107.021%480
2023/2454%6%71%23%60%11%66%17%76%65%105.0102.0104.020%467
2022/2364%10%77%39%72%26%72%23%81%75%107.0103.0106.0+0.60+1.10-1.8020%459
2018/1969%10%80%32%78%23%82%25%83%82%107.0105.0107.0+0.80-0.10-0.9018%510
2017/1862%8%79%27%74%20%71%18%79%82%107.0104.0107.0-0.60-1.40-1.9017%522
2016/1775%10%89%39%83%13%80%22%87%90%108.0105.0108.0+1.50-1.10-0.7014%527

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2548019.921%9%14%5%14%
2023/2446718.320%7%13%6%13%
2022/2345917.420%7%13%6%13%
2021/2247417.620%7%14%6%14%
2020/2148421.019%7%13%
2018/1951020.518%5%12%3%6%
2017/1852219.417%4%12%4%6%
2016/1752719.114%4%11%4%6%

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