Shalford Infant School, Guildford

In its own words: "Welcome to Shalford Infant & Nursery School. We are a small village school, with just four classes, providing education for children from two to seven years old. Our driving force is our vision of ' Enjoying Learning Together '. This can be seen every morning when the children rush into school with smiling faces, eager to learn."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis and multi-sports.

Coming up: an admissions event on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Shalford Infant School as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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 Shalford Infant School are Tillingbourne Junior School (1 mile, 84% reading, 79% maths); St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School (1.3 miles); Pewley Down Infant School (1.3 miles, Outstanding); and Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School (1.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 88% maths).

Shalford Infant 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.

8.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 5 pupils (5.6%) received SEN support and 5 (5.6%) 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.

Shalford Infant School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Shalford (Surrey) Rail Station, about 100 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Orchard Road (adjacent), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Shalford Infant 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 23 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).

In 2024/25, Shalford Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Shalford Infant School are Broadwater School (1.5 miles) and Guildford County School (1.5 miles).