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Pirbright Village Primary School, Woking

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Ages 4–11

Pirbright Village Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Woking, part of Learning Partners Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 20 schools in Woking with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2012)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Pirbright Village Primary School in detail

Pirbright Village Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a popular and successful primary school for pupils aged 4 - 11, centrally situated in the village of Pirbright. We aim to make each day a stimulating and enjoyable experience for all of our children."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, hockey, cricket, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, multi-sports, cross-country and drama.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Pirbright Village Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 78% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Pirbright Village Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 63 families put Pirbright Village Primary School as their first choice and 127 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Pirbright Village Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Pirbright Village Primary School are Brookwood Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); Knaphill Infant School and Nursery (1.6 miles, Good); Knaphill Junior School (1.7 miles, 77% reading, 54% maths); and St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School (1.9 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 97% maths).

Pirbright Village Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Brookwood Primary SchoolKnaphill Infant School and NurseryKnaphill Junior SchoolSt Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School

The trust

Pirbright Village 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.

All 17 schools in Learning Partners Academy Trust

Who goes there

9.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%), Asian (6%) and Mixed (5%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Brookwood Rail Station, about 1050 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pirbright School (outside), 70 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pirbright Village 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 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Pirbright Village Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~1.0km)Possible (~1.5km)Unlikely (~1.9km)

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 GIAS
Head:Mr Peter Wright
Pupils:417
LA:Surrey
Phone:01483473884
Address:School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JN
Trust:LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST (17 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from March 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 17 January 2023View full report
URN:146023
UKPRN:10068322
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Surrey Heath
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2012 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

9.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+6ppMaths+2ppWriting+11pp

Reading has improved from 78% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 73% to 84% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.8

Avg class size

28.7

Infant (KS1)

30.6

KS2

14

Total classes

6 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Pirbright Village Primary 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

Train Stations

Brookwood Rail Station (rear entrance)
1.1km · 17 min walk

Bus Stops

Pirbright School (o/s)
68m · 1 min walk
School Lane (adj)
255m · 4 min walk
Brookwood Memorial (opp)
263m · 4 min walk
Caterham Close (opp)
466m · 8 min walk
White Hart (opp)
466m · 8 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
6
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
0

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, 3 serious and 3 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 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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Your chances of a place at Pirbright Village Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

402 pupils

420 places

18 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

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.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(2)

17 January 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

22 March 2012
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

46

SEN Support

16

EHC Plans

14.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication21
Social, Emotional & Mental Health16
Moderate Learning Difficulty12
Autistic Spectrum Disorder6
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
74.3%
Asian
6.0%
Black
1.2%
Mixed
5.3%
Chinese
1.0%
Other
2.2%
Unclassified
6.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals9.8%
English as Additional Language10.3%

417

Total Pupils

187

Boys

230

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

24

Teachers

17.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,370

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,955

Per pupil

£2130k

Total funding

£39k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£47,153
EAL funding£14,584
Lump sum£153,698

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.6%

Overall absence

8.9%

Persistent absence

361

Enrolments

Authorised3.5%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)8.9%
Severe (50%+)0.3%

Absence trend

3.2%
18/19
3.0%
20/21
6.4%
21/22
4.7%
22/23
5.0%
23/24
4.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Pirbright Village Primary School

What are SATs results like at Pirbright Village Primary School?

Of the pupils at Pirbright Village Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.

What is Pirbright Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Pirbright Village Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2012, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Pirbright Village Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Pirbright Village 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 Pirbright Village Primary School?

Pirbright Village Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Pirbright Village Primary School?

Classes at Pirbright Village Primary School average 29.8 pupils (2025/26). 6 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Pirbright Village Primary School?

Pirbright Village Primary School has around 417 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Pirbright Village Primary School?

4.6% of sessions were missed at Pirbright Village Primary School in 2024/25. 8.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Pirbright Village Primary School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Pirbright Village 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 Pirbright Village Primary School?

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, 3 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Pirbright Village Primary School?

Pirbright Village Primary School is at School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, GU24 0JN.

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

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