St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham, Cobham
St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 7 in Cobham. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. It was 67% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham in detail
Getting a place at St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham
For September 2026 entry, 13 families put St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 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 St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham are St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 88% maths); The Raleigh School (2.5 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths); Eastwick Infant School (2.6 miles, Good); and Eastwick Junior School (2.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 73% maths).
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolThe Raleigh SchoolEastwick Infant SchoolEastwick Junior School
What parents say
35 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).
Who goes there
2.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (72%) and Mixed (21%).
In 2026, 5 pupils (7.4%) received SEN support and 3 (4.4%) 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 autism.
Staffing
St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 8 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Middleton Road (adjacent), 290 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 23 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).
Suspensions and exclusions
St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from October 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are very happy in the nurturing atmosphere at St Matthew's. The school's values of 'responsibility, friendship, justice and wisdom' sit at the heart of all that the school does. From the start of children's time in early years, the school helps children to develop independence and confidence. Each adult is an excellent role model for the pupils that they support. Older pupils look out for their younger peers and show them how to conduct themselves.
Pupils thrive at this school and learning comes alive. The school's curriculum helps pupils to secure a deep knowledge of each subject that they study. The school has high expectations of pupils' achievement. Pupils live up to these and are confident and articulate learners. Because of this, all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), attend well and achieve highly by the time they leave Year 2.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has implemented a rigorous and ambitious curriculum. It clearly details the specific knowledge pupils will learn. Staff are experts in delivering the curriculum. They have excellent subject knowledge. They model new learning consistently well across all classes. As a result, pupils make strong progress through the school's reading, writing and mathematics curriculums. Any pupils who struggle to keep up with the pace of any curriculum, including phonics, are quickly identified. These pupils receive focused support to help them to catch up. Consequently, pupils grow to be confident and able readers, writers and mathematicians.
Staff focus their teaching on the important knowledge that the pupils need to learn across the full curriculum. Pupils revisit key knowledge they have learned regularly. For example, the curriculum allows pupils to come back to the same artists and key historical figures each year. This helps pupils to embed their previous learning before teachers move the learning on. Teachers check how well pupils are learning the curriculum effectively. They then make any modifications that are necessary to fill any gaps in pupils' knowledge.
From Ofsted's November 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its October 2013 inspection - up from Good.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
2.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
35 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham
Term dates
St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham is a voluntary aided school, 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
Check free transport to St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham 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
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 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 St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
67%
Available places
60 pupils
90 places
30 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Cobham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cobham
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
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
5
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
11.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
68
Total Pupils
36
Boys
32
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
8.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£58,786
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,178
Per pupil
£489k
Total funding
£8k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.9%
Overall absence
11.9%
Persistent absence
42
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham
What is St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham's Ofsted rating?
St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2013, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham?
No fixed boundary. When St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham?
St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham was not full in 2025: it ran at 67% of its 90 places.
How many pupils go to St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham?
St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham has around 68 pupils on roll. 3% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham?
6.9% of sessions were missed at St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham in 2024/25. 11.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham 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 St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham?
St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham is at Downside, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3NA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)