Burpham Primary School, Guildford

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, basketball, yoga, ballet, chess, Lego, art, French and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 98% of Year 6 pupils at Burpham Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 87% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Burpham Primary School as their first choice and 168 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Burpham Primary School are Weyfield Primary Academy (1.1 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths); Boxgrove Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 71% maths); Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School (1.2 miles, Good); and Merrow Junior School (1.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 75% maths).

Burpham Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Burpham Primary School is one of 17 schools run by Learning Partners Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

143 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Burpham Primary School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (64%).

8.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 67 pupils (15.7%) received SEN support and 28 (6.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Burpham Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 13 places, 13 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is London Road (Guildford) Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bowers Farm Drive (sw-bound), 290 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Burpham Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 49 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).

In 2024/25, Burpham Primary School issued 27 suspensions, 6.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Burpham Primary School are George Abbot School (0.6 miles); St Peter's Catholic School (1.2 miles); and Christ's College, Guildford (1.4 miles).