Bagshot Infant School, Bagshot
Bagshot Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Bagshot. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2023 did not change this grade. It was 91% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Bagshot Infant School in detail
Bagshot Infant School in its own words
In its own words: "Bagshot Infant School is a warm and friendly school within the heart of the Bagshot community. The original building was built in 1870 and is a beautiful traditional village school with a special needs support centre."
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud of our school, the standards of teaching and learning and our friendly, caring ethos. Our children feel safe, within a happy, stimulating and attractive environment. We believe that all children should develop academically and socially to the best of their ability."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Bagshot Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Bagshot Infant School as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Bagshot Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bagshot Infant School are Connaught Junior School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 74% reading, 73% maths); Lightwater Village Junior School (0.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 84% maths); Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery (0.9 miles, Good); and Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery (1.1 miles, Good).
Connaught Junior SchoolLightwater Village Junior SchoolLightwater Village Infant School and NurseryPine Ridge Infant School & Nursery
Who goes there
12.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 19 pupils (12.9%) received SEN support and 19 (12.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Bagshot Infant School has a resourced provision (7 places, 7 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (7 places, 7 pupils on roll) for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, autism, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bagshot Rail Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bagshot Square (ne-bound), 360 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bagshot Infant School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bagshot Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from October 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2014 inspection - down from Outstanding.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
12.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision and SEN unit: SpLD, Autism, Physical +1
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
24.5
Infant (KS1)
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Bagshot Infant School.
- Complete Connaught410m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Bagshot Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Surrey. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 19 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bagshot Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bagshot Infant School is in Surrey; for families living there:
- Surrey's school travel policy: Travel Assistance Policy for under 16s
- How to apply: Apply online for under 16 travel help
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 27
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 4 serious and 21 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
164 pupils
180 places
16 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bagshot
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bagshot
Across Surrey council
Places available
13,004
Applications
11,426
Got 1st preference
89.8%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
25.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Bagshot Infant School has a resourced provision (7 places, 7 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (7 places, 7 pupils on roll) for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, autism, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
147
Total Pupils
75
Boys
72
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
14.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£44,467
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,829
Per pupil
£1071k
Total funding
£32k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.6%
Overall absence
16.9%
Persistent absence
118
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Bagshot Infant School
Questions parents ask about Bagshot Infant School
What is Bagshot Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Bagshot Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Bagshot Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Bagshot Infant School is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bagshot Infant School?
Bagshot Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at Bagshot Infant School?
Classes at Bagshot Infant School average 24.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Bagshot Infant School?
Bagshot Infant School has around 147 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Bagshot Infant School have specialist SEN provision?
Bagshot Infant School has a resourced provision (7 places, 7 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (7 places, 7 pupils on roll) for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, autism, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties.
What is attendance like at Bagshot Infant School?
6.6% of sessions were missed at Bagshot Infant School in 2024/25. 16.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bagshot Infant School?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Bagshot Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Bagshot Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Bagshot Infant School: Complete Connaught (410m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Bagshot Infant School's term dates?
Bagshot Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Surrey. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 19 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Bagshot Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 4 serious and 21 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bagshot Infant School?
Bagshot Infant School is at School Lane, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5BP.
Sources: Surrey term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)