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Horsell CofE Junior School, Woking

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Church of England
Ages 7–11

Horsell CofE Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Woking, part of Learning Partners Church Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.

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Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Horsell CofE Junior School in detail

Horsell CofE Junior School in its own words

In its own words: "Please click on the links to find out about what makes our school special. Our Year 6 prefects are always happy to show potential parents around during the school day."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At the heart of our village, Horsell C of E Junior School is a very special place to learn. As a church school, and as part of Learning Partners Church Academy Trust, we combine a strong commitment to Christian values with high academic aspirations. We strive to provide each and every child with a rich, inclusive and exciting curriculum."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, choir, chess and art.

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

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

Horsell CofE Junior School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Horsell CofE Aided Junior School (URN 125201), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Horsell CofE Junior School

Across Surrey, 90% 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 Surrey lodged 205 appeals against primary school offers; 135 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (11.1% of those heard).

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Horsell CofE Junior School are The Horsell Village School (0.2 miles, Good); Sythwood Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 76% maths); Goldsworth Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 68% maths); and Beaufort Primary School (1 mile, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths).

The Horsell Village SchoolSythwood Primary and Nursery SchoolGoldsworth Primary SchoolBeaufort Primary School

The trust

Horsell CofE Junior School is one of 5 schools run by Learning Partners Church Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 5 schools in Learning Partners Church Academy Trust

Who goes there

7.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (66%), Asian (11%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 36 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 4 (1.1%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Woking Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Horsell Way (adjacent), 150 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Horsell CofE 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 233 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Horsell CofE Junior School are Woking High School (0.3 miles); The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College (1.4 miles); St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking (1.6 miles); and Hoe Valley School (1.8 miles).

Woking High SchoolThe Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports CollegeSt John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, WokingHoe Valley School

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; 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

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Celia Wand
Pupils:354
LA:Surrey
Phone:01483761531
Address:Meadway Drive, Horsell, Woking, GU21 4TA
Trust:LEARNING PARTNERS CHURCH ACADEMY TRUST (5 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2025

Ofsted Rating

Horsell CofE Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Horsell CofE Aided Junior School (URN 125201), it was rated Good in June 2016.

URN:151668
UKPRN:10097356
Diocese:Diocese of Guildford
Constituency:Woking
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

7.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

29.4

Avg class size

29.4

KS2

8

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at Horsell CofE Aided Junior School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published for Horsell CofE Aided Junior School (URN 125201), the school Horsell CofE Junior School replaced. There are no figures for Horsell CofE Junior School yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMathsWriting-2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025).

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Horsell CofE Junior School.

  • Horsell Village After School Club290m away · Not yet graded
  • Horsell VIllage After School Club420m away · Not yet graded
  • Stagecoach Woking430m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Horsell CofE Junior School is an academy, 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

Horsell Way (adj)
147m · 2 min walk
Meadway Drive (NE-bound)
153m · 2 min walk
Ormonde Road (N-bound)
182m · 3 min walk
The Crown (opp)
249m · 4 min walk
Thornash Road (opp)
312m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
13
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

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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Commute and house prices

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

354 pupils

360 places

6 spare places

as recorded on GIAS

Area Demand Pressure - Woking

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,812
Projected new pupils:453

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Woking

Across Surrey council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

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.

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

36

SEN Support

4

EHC Plans

11.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health14
Moderate Learning Difficulty9
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Speech, Language & Communication4
Autistic Spectrum Disorder4
Hearing Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
65.5%
Asian
10.7%
Black
0.8%
Mixed
7.9%
Chinese
3.4%
Other
1.7%
Unclassified
3.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals7.9%
English as Additional Language26.3%

354

Total Pupils

187

Boys

167

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

18

Teachers

19.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,530

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at Horsell CofE Aided Junior School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published for Horsell CofE Aided Junior School (URN 125201), the school Horsell CofE Junior School replaced. There are no figures for Horsell CofE Junior School yet, so these are shown separately.

3.2%

Overall absence

4.9%

Persistent absence

368

Enrolments

Authorised2.6%
Unauthorised0.7%
Persistent (10%+)4.9%
Severe (50%+)1.9%

Absence trend

2.9%
18/19
2.8%
20/21
6.3%
21/22
4.0%
22/23
3.8%
23/24
3.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Horsell CofE Junior School

Are there exam results for Horsell CofE Junior School?

Horsell CofE Junior School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Horsell CofE Aided Junior School (URN 125201), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Horsell CofE Junior School's Ofsted rating?

Horsell CofE Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Horsell CofE Aided Junior School (URN 125201), it was rated Good in June 2016.

What is the catchment area for Horsell CofE Junior School?

No fixed boundary. When Horsell CofE Junior School is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How big are the classes at Horsell CofE Junior School?

Classes at Horsell CofE Junior School average 29.4 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Horsell CofE Junior School?

Horsell CofE Junior School has around 354 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Horsell CofE Junior School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Horsell CofE 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 Horsell CofE Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Horsell CofE Junior School: Horsell Village After School Club (290m away, registered, not yet graded), Horsell VIllage After School Club (420m away, registered, not yet graded) and Stagecoach Woking (430m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Horsell CofE Junior School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Horsell CofE Junior School?

Horsell CofE Junior School is at Meadway Drive, Horsell, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4TA.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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