St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking, Woking

In its own words: "St. Dunstan's is a three-form entry Catholic Primary School close to the town centre in Woking, Surrey. The school is Voluntary Aided (VA), operating under the Trustees of the Catholic Diocese of Arundel & Brighton. The school runs its own Breakfast Club (Early Birds) and After-School Provision (Stay and Play) for children in Key Stage 2."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At St. Dunstan's, our mission is to be a happy, caring and compassionate Catholic community where each child's gifts are developed to the full and the foundations for lifelong learning are laid down. Lessons are based on an exciting and enriched curriculum that enables the children in our care to become passionate about learning, achieve well and make good progress."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include chess and coding.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 6:00pm.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (94% in reading, 87% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 124 families put St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking as their first choice and 263 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 35 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking are Maybury Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 68% reading, 68% maths); New Monument Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 62% reading, 79% maths); The Horsell Village School (1.1 miles, Good); and Kingfield Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 90% maths).

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

317 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).

3.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 39% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (44%), Mixed (15%) and Asian (5%).

In 2026, 53 pupils (8.4%) received SEN support and 12 (1.9%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Woking Rail Station, about 660 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Onslow Crescent (e-bound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking 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 246 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking issued 4 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking are St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking (0.8 miles); Woking High School (1.2 miles); The Bishop David Brown School (1.5 miles); and Hoe Valley School (1.8 miles).