Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery, Camberley
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 7 in Camberley, part of GLF Schools. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. It was 81% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- 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
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery in detail
Getting a place at Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery
For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery are Cordwalles Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 66% reading, 59% maths); Crawley Ridge Junior School (0.8 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); Crawley Ridge Infant School (0.8 miles, Good); and Lorraine Infant School & Nursery (0.8 miles, Good).
Cordwalles Junior SchoolCrawley Ridge Junior SchoolCrawley Ridge Infant SchoolLorraine Infant School & Nursery
The trust
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery is one of 43 schools run by GLF Schools, 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.
What parents say
11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school and 100% say their child is happy there.
The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (91%).
Who goes there
48.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (48%), Asian (18%) and Mixed (12%).
In 2026, 12 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 9 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bagshot Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kingston Road (sw-bound), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 50 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).
Suspensions and exclusions
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; 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
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 · 1 year agoThis judgement is from January 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Staff have a deep understanding of young children's needs and provide boundless opportunities to explore and learn. The school excels at teaching reading and language skills, particularly supporting children with very low starting points and those learning English as an additional language. Every pupil is encouraged to be curious, confident and ambitious, with the school ensuring no child falls behind.
Key Strengths
- Reading is at the heart of the curriculum with expert phonics teaching - most children become fluent readers by end of Year 2
- High expectations for behaviour and emotional learning, with strong relationships between staff and pupils
- Exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs and those learning English as an additional language
- Rich enrichment opportunities including trips, visitors from the community, and sports such as tennis
- Well-sequenced curriculum taught with ambitious vocabulary and expert subject knowledge
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a strong culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Tennis, sporting events, trips to historic sites, school council, house teams, visits to local places of worship, breakfast club
Pine Ridge Infant School is an inspirational school where pupils enjoy learning and make rapid progress through a well-sequenced curriculum. Evidence suggests the school's work has improved significantly across all areas since the previous inspection.
At a Glance
48.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
11 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
21.0
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery
Before and after school care
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Surrey
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery.
- Core Kids Club - Cordwalles590m away · Not yet graded
- S4K Camp - Cordwalles Junior School590m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery 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
Free school transport
Check free transport to Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 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 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery
Will you get a place at Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery.
- Surrey publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery for 2017 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Surrey got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
73 pupils
90 places
17 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Camberley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Camberley
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(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
12.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
104
Total Pupils
51
Boys
53
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
13.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,556
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,662
Per pupil
£655k
Total funding
£44k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.5%
Overall absence
29.5%
Persistent absence
61
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
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery
Questions parents ask about Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery
What is Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2012, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery?
No fixed boundary. When Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery?
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 90 places.
How big are the classes at Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery?
Classes at Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery average 21 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery?
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery has around 104 pupils on roll. 48% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery?
7.5% of sessions were missed at Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery in 2024/25. 29.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery 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 Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery: Core Kids Club - Cordwalles (590m away, registered, not yet graded) and S4K Camp - Cordwalles Junior School (590m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 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 Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery?
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery is at Esher Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 4AL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)