Tillingbourne Junior School, Guildford
Tillingbourne Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Guildford, part of Learning Partners Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 17 schools in Guildford with published results, and 5,071st of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Capacity
- 94% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Tillingbourne Junior School in detail
Tillingbourne Junior School in its own words
The school runs after-school care until 5:45pm.
Coming up: an open day on Monday 2 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Surrey
Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Tillingbourne Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at Tillingbourne Junior School
Across Surrey, 90% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Surrey lodged 205 appeals against primary school offers; 135 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (11.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tillingbourne Junior School are Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School (0.8 miles, Outstanding); Shalford Infant School (1 mile, Good); Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery (1.6 miles); and Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School (1.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 88% maths).
Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant SchoolShalford Infant SchoolBramley CofE Infant School and NurseryHoly Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School
The trust
Tillingbourne Junior 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.
Who goes there
16.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%) and Mixed (6%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chilworth Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tillingbourne School (outside), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 11 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson, other theft and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Tillingbourne Junior School issued 6 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Tillingbourne Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2023. Before that, as Tillingbourne Junior School (URN 125079), it was rated Good in September 2011.
At a Glance
16.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
28.5
Avg class size
28.5
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Tillingbourne Junior School
Term dates
Tillingbourne Junior School is an academy, 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 Tillingbourne Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Tillingbourne Junior 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 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
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
340 pupils
360 places
20 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Guildford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Guildford
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.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
55
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
19.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
342
Total Pupils
172
Boys
170
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
19.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,580
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,035
Per pupil
£1889k
Total funding
£76k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.9%
Overall absence
10.2%
Persistent absence
352
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Tillingbourne Junior School
What are SATs results like at Tillingbourne Junior School?
Of the pupils at Tillingbourne Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.
What is Tillingbourne Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Tillingbourne Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2023. Before that, as Tillingbourne Junior School (URN 125079), it was rated Good in September 2011.
What is the catchment area for Tillingbourne Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Tillingbourne Junior 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 Tillingbourne Junior School?
Tillingbourne Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 360 places.
How big are the classes at Tillingbourne Junior School?
Classes at Tillingbourne Junior School average 28.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Tillingbourne Junior School?
Tillingbourne Junior School has around 342 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Tillingbourne Junior School?
4.9% of sessions were missed at Tillingbourne Junior School in 2024/25. 10.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Tillingbourne Junior School?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Tillingbourne Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Tillingbourne Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 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 Tillingbourne Junior School?
Tillingbourne Junior School is at New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 8NB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)