Bisley CofE Primary School, Woking
Bisley CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Woking. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 20th-highest of the 20 schools in Woking with published results, and 13,779th of 14,452 across England. It was 76% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Bisley CofE Primary School in detail
Bisley CofE Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Bisley Primary School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England School, with pupils starting at the age of four and staying with us until they go to senior school after their eleventh birthday. Bisley C of E (VA) Primary is a growing school; we have recently moved from being a 45 pan intake to a 60 pan intake."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils at Bisley CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 43% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 72% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Bisley CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Bisley CofE Primary School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 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 Bisley CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bisley CofE Primary School are Knaphill Junior School (0.7 miles, 77% reading, 54% maths); Knaphill Infant School and Nursery (0.8 miles, Good); Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 92% reading, 85% maths); and Brookwood Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Bisley CofE Primary School.
Knaphill Junior SchoolKnaphill Infant School and NurseryHoly Trinity CofE Primary SchoolBrookwood Primary School
Who goes there
4.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Bisley CofE Primary School had 21 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Brookwood Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Arethusa Way (opposite), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bisley CofE Primary 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, Bisley CofE Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bisley CofE Primary School are Gordon's School (1.4 miles) and The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College (1.7 miles).
Gordon's SchoolThe Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Bisley is a school full of polite and enthusiastic pupils. There is a special atmosphere where pupils happily learn and play together. Staff cultivate this strongly, starting in the early years provision. Pupils display character qualities that will prepare them very well for the future. Helping the community is of great importance to pupils. They are keen to play their part, for example, in setting up 'teas on the rec' with the elderly.
Pupils look forward to the well-planned calendar of school trips and overnight stays. Following the pandemic, the school has impressively considered important life experiences as pupils develop independence and explore the wider world. Pupils are very accepting of others. They recognise and value that everyone is different. They enjoy welcoming visitors into the school and learning from them. This includes, for example, a Formula 1 racing driver and a former bodyguard to Nelson Mandela.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Following the last inspection, the school's leaders have skilfully redesigned the curriculum so that pupils learn content that is rich in knowledge and meets the ambition of the national curriculum. Published outcomes typically show that pupils achieve well compared to the national average.
Right from the start of early years, there is a clear pathway for what children need to know so that they are well prepared to learn in each year. Within subjects, the school has identified essential knowledge that helps teachers know what has come before in a pupil's learning experience. However, at times, curriculum planning focuses on skills instead of the knowledge that underpins this application. It can also mean that some assessment is not as precise as it could be and that teachers do not always set the most appropriate learning activities. Consequently, pupils do not learn as much as they could.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
19.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 72% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 63% to 43% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 67% to 57% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.1
Avg class size
20.7
Infant (KS1)
23.7
KS2
13
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
Bisley CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Surrey's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bisley CofE Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bisley CofE Primary 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
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
4 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
76%
Available places
321 pupils
420 places
99 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Woking
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Woking
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
56
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
21.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
324
Total Pupils
156
Boys
168
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
15.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,072
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,060
Per pupil
£1841k
Total funding
£83k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.9%
Overall absence
13.8%
Persistent absence
298
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
Bisley CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about Bisley CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at Bisley CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at Bisley CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 62% reached the expected standard in reading and 43% did so in maths.
What is Bisley CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Bisley CofE Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2022 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Bisley CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Bisley CofE Primary 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 Bisley CofE Primary School?
Bisley CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 76% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Bisley CofE Primary School?
Classes at Bisley CofE Primary School average 21.1 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Bisley CofE Primary School?
Bisley CofE Primary School has around 324 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bisley CofE Primary School?
6.9% of sessions were missed at Bisley CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 13.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bisley CofE Primary School?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Bisley CofE Primary 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.
How many road collisions happen near Bisley CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 4 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 Bisley CofE Primary School?
Bisley CofE Primary School is at Hawthorn Way, Bisley, Woking, Surrey, GU24 9DF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)