The Grange Community Infant School, Addlestone
The Grange Community Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Addlestone. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2014. That was 11 years ago, so the rating may not reflect the school today. It was 81% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- 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
The Grange Community Infant School in detail
The Grange Community Infant School in its own words
Coming up: an admissions event on Thursday 12 November 2026, an open day on Monday 16 November 2026, an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Surrey
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at The Grange Community Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 49 families put The Grange Community Infant School as their first choice and 132 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 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 The Grange Community Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Grange Community Infant School are New Haw Community Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 94% maths); West Byfleet Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 82% maths); West Byfleet Infant School (0.7 miles, Good); and Ongar Place Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 72% maths).
New Haw Community Junior SchoolWest Byfleet Junior SchoolWest Byfleet Infant SchoolOngar Place Primary School
What parents say
68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Grange Community Infant School (as of April 2026): 81% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (38%).
Who goes there
5.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (70%), Asian (10%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 21 pupils (10.5%) received SEN support and 4 (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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is West Byfleet Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queen Mary's Drive (e-bound), 160 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Grange Community Infant School issued 7 suspensions, 3.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to The Grange Community Infant School are Fullbrook School (0.5 miles), Jubilee High School (1.3 miles) and The Bishop David Brown School (1.3 miles).
Fullbrook SchoolJubilee High SchoolThe Bishop David Brown School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The Grange is a welcoming, inclusive school where every child feels they belong. Staff build warm, caring relationships with pupils from the early years onwards, and the school has a strong focus on personal development and wellbeing. Reading is celebrated across the school, with pupils achieving well in phonics and developing a genuine love of books.
Key Strengths
- Strong inclusive culture with excellent support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
- Personal development and wellbeing is a particular strength, with pupils understanding school values and demonstrating kindness and respect
- Phonics teaching in Key Stage 1 is consistent and effective, with pupils achieving in line with national outcomes
- Warm, supportive relationships between staff and pupils create a calm, caring atmosphere
- Clear behaviour expectations with positive impact - reduced incidents and suspensions
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching of writing is variable across classes, with inconsistent focus on handwriting, punctuation and spelling
- Attendance of disadvantaged pupils remains too low, though recent measures are beginning to show early impact
- Some teaching activities do not enable pupils to learn as well as they could, with inconsistent checking of understanding
- Early years phonics teaching is inconsistent and not delivered as expected, limiting children's preparation for next stage
- Governors' oversight and understanding needs to be more robust to support and challenge school improvement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, extra-curricular activities, trips and visits, year group performances
The Grange Community Infant School is a happy, inclusive school where pupils feel safe and welcomed. Leaders have made improvements in inclusion, attendance and behaviour, though some areas of teaching and curriculum consistency need further development.
At a Glance
5.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
68 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at April 2026 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
25.0
Infant (KS1)
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from The Grange Community Infant School
Newsletter No. 5 - 2nd October 2026
2 Oct 2026
Newsletter No. 3 - 18th September 2026
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter No.2 - 11th September 2026
11 Sep 2026
Newsletter No.1 - 4th September 2026
4 Sep 2026
Summer Second Half Term Newsletter - July 2026
16 Jul 2026
Newsletter No. 33 - 10th July 2026
10 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Grange Community Infant School.
- S4K Camp - Fullbrook School820m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
The Grange Community Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Surrey. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 19 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Grange Community Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Grange Community 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
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 15 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 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.
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Your chances of a place at The Grange Community Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
220 pupils
270 places
50 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Addlestone
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Addlestone
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(8)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
21
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
12.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
200
Total Pupils
109
Boys
91
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
15.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,778
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,484
Per pupil
£1389k
Total funding
£30k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
14.9%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
The Grange Community Infant School
Questions parents ask about The Grange Community Infant School
What is The Grange Community Infant School's Ofsted rating?
The Grange Community Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2025, produced a report card, which grades each area but gives no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for The Grange Community Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When The Grange Community 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 The Grange Community Infant School?
The Grange Community Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at The Grange Community Infant School?
Classes at The Grange Community Infant School average 25 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Grange Community Infant School?
The Grange Community Infant School has around 200 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Grange Community Infant School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at The Grange Community Infant School in 2024/25. 14.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Grange Community Infant School?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming The Grange Community 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.
Does The Grange Community Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of The Grange Community Infant School: S4K Camp - Fullbrook School (820m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are The Grange Community Infant School's term dates?
The Grange Community Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Surrey. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 19 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near The Grange Community Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 15 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 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 The Grange Community Infant School?
The Grange Community Infant School is at The Avenue, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3RL.
Sources: Surrey term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)