St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, Godalming

In its own words: "St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is a vibrant learning environment where we aim for every child to be loved, every child to matter, every child to achieve and all staff to be enthusiastically committed to children's learning and development. Our mission statement, 'Learn, Love and Live with the Lord' runs through all that we do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, basketball, choir, gardening and art.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 1.30pm and an open day on Friday 8 January 2027 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at St Edmund's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% 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 (90% in reading, 94% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put St Edmund's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 86 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 St Edmund's Catholic Primary School are Busbridge CofE Aided Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 90% reading, 89% maths); Busbridge Infant School (0.2 miles); Moss Lane School (0.7 miles, Good); and Godalming Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths).

St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is one of 23 schools run by Xavier Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

4.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (68%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 36 pupils (16.7%) received SEN support and 6 (2.8%) 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.

St Edmund's Catholic Primary School had 14 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 Godalming Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Drive (e-bound), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Edmund's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Edmund's Catholic Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 5.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.