Farnham Common Junior School, Farnham Common
Farnham Common Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Farnham Common. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 91st-highest of the 144 schools in Buckinghamshire with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Capacity
- 96% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Farnham Common Junior School in detail
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Farnham Common Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 92% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Farnham Common Junior School
Across Buckinghamshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Buckinghamshire lodged 117 appeals against primary school offers; 61 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (19.7% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Farnham Common Junior School are Farnham Common Infant School (0.2 miles, Good); The Stoke Poges School (1.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 69% maths); St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 54% reading, 42% maths); and Dropmore Infant School (1.9 miles, Good).
Farnham Common Junior School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Farnham Common Infant SchoolThe Stoke Poges SchoolSt Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary SchoolDropmore Infant School
Who goes there
10.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (46%), Asian (31%) and Mixed (13%).
Staffing
Farnham Common Junior School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Burnham (Berks) Rail Station, about 3 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Royal Oak PH (adjacent), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Farnham Common Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 19 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44).
Suspensions and exclusions
Farnham Common Junior School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
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
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from March 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 March 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
10.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 92% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.5
Avg class size
28.5
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Farnham Common Junior School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Farnham Common Junior School.
- Teach Major Holiday CampsAt the school · Not yet graded
- ITC FCJSAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Farnham Common Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 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 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 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 Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Farnham Common Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Farnham Common Junior School is in Buckinghamshire; for families living there:
- Buckinghamshire's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy (0 to 25 Year Olds)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
1 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 Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
230 pupils
240 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Farnham Common
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Farnham Common
Across Buckinghamshire council
Places available
6,722
Applications
5,630
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Buckinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
29
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
16.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
229
Total Pupils
119
Boys
110
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
12.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,926
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,379
Per pupil
£1311k
Total funding
£38k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
10.7%
Persistent absence
234
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
Farnham Common Junior School
Questions parents ask about Farnham Common Junior School
What are SATs results like at Farnham Common Junior School?
Of the pupils at Farnham Common Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Farnham Common Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Farnham Common Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Farnham Common Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Farnham Common Junior School is oversubscribed, Buckinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Farnham Common Junior School?
Farnham Common Junior School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Farnham Common Junior School?
Classes at Farnham Common Junior School average 28.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Farnham Common Junior School?
Farnham Common Junior School has around 229 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Farnham Common Junior School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Farnham Common Junior School in 2024/25. 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Farnham Common Junior School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Farnham Common Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Farnham Common Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: Teach Major Holiday Camps (registered, not yet graded) and ITC FCJS (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Farnham Common Junior School's term dates?
Farnham Common Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 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 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 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 Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Farnham Common Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 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 Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Farnham Common Junior School?
Farnham Common Junior School is at Sherbourne Walk, Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, SL2 3TZ.
Sources: Buckinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)