Potters Gate CofE Primary School, Farnham

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades Potters Gate CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "By the end of key stage 2, pupils are well prepared for their next stage of education."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders track and monitor attendance well so that they know patterns of absence at the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school's strengths and areas for development in curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have a developing understanding of the strengths of the early years provision and areas for development."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders assess and identify pupils' needs quickly."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, governors and trustees understand the school's strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school takes an innovative approach to the personal development and wellbeing curriculum, with some aspects of the programme taught very positively."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the writing curriculum is implemented consistently well across year groups, including in the early years, to enable all pupils to be fully ready for their next stage of education"; "Leaders should ensure that they accurately identify, monitor and act on priorities for improvement that lead to consistently strong standards for disadvantaged pupils"; "Leaders should ensure that activity choices across the curriculum strengthen pupils' knowledge and skills and enable pupils to build on their prior learning highly effectively".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I have great pleasure in welcoming you to Potters Gate C. of E. Primary School. Potters Gate Primary School works alongside St. Andrew’s Infant School with an executive leadership. The two schools have a long history together which continues to be evident with the very close working relationship that exists today."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include Lego and art.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 2 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 15 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Potters Gate CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 92% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Potters Gate CofE Primary School as their first choice and 111 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 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 Potters Gate CofE Primary School are St Andrew's Church of England Infant School (0.2 miles, Good); Highfield South Farnham School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 87% maths); St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 88% maths); and South Farnham School (1 mile, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Potters Gate CofE Primary School.

Potters Gate CofE Primary School is one of 24 schools run by The Good Shepherd Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

99 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Potters Gate CofE Primary School (as of September 2026): 90% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 71% 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) (71%).

9.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 46 pupils (8.6%) received SEN support and 11 (2.1%) 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.

Potters Gate CofE Primary School had 36 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Farnham Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mead Lane (adjacent), 140 metres away.

In 2024/25, Potters Gate CofE Primary School issued 15 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Potters Gate CofE Primary School are Weydon School (0.9 miles) and Farnham Heath End (1.6 miles).