Puttenham CofE Infant School, Guildford
Puttenham CofE Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 7 in Guildford, part of The Good Shepherd Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was 69% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Puttenham CofE Infant School in detail
Getting a place at Puttenham CofE Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Puttenham CofE Infant School as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Puttenham CofE Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Puttenham CofE Infant School are Normandy Village School (2.4 miles, 88% reading, 96% maths); St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery (2.6 miles, Good); Wood Street Infant School and Nursery (2.7 miles); and Wood Street Infant School (2.7 miles, Outstanding).
Normandy Village SchoolSt Paul's CofE Primary School & NurseryWood Street Infant School and NurseryWood Street Infant School
The trust
Puttenham CofE Infant 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.
Who goes there
1.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 7 pupils (8.5%) received SEN support and 1 (1.2%) 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
Puttenham CofE Infant School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wanborough Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Good Intent (adjacent), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 6 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, bicycle theft and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).
Suspensions and exclusions
Puttenham CofE Infant School 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; 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Puttenham CofE Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2024. Before that, as Puttenham CofE Infant School (URN 125195), it was rated Good in November 2022.
At a Glance
1.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Puttenham CofE Infant 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
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Puttenham CofE Infant School 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
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 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 Puttenham CofE Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
69%
Available places
83 pupils
120 places
37 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Guildford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Guildford
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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
7
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
9.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
82
Total Pupils
47
Boys
35
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
13.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,263
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,310
Per pupil
£567k
Total funding
£6k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
10.5%
Persistent absence
57
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Puttenham CofE Infant School
What is Puttenham CofE Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Puttenham CofE Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2024. Before that, as Puttenham CofE Infant School (URN 125195), it was rated Good in November 2022.
What is the catchment area for Puttenham CofE Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Puttenham CofE Infant 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 Puttenham CofE Infant School?
Puttenham CofE Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 69% of its 120 places.
How big are the classes at Puttenham CofE Infant School?
Classes at Puttenham CofE Infant School average 27.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Puttenham CofE Infant School?
Puttenham CofE Infant School has around 82 pupils on roll. 1% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Puttenham CofE Infant School?
5.5% of sessions were missed at Puttenham CofE Infant School in 2024/25. 10.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Puttenham CofE Infant School?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Puttenham CofE Infant 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 Puttenham CofE Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 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 Puttenham CofE Infant School?
Puttenham CofE Infant School is at School Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 1AS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)