William Cobbett Primary School, Farnham

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 30 Jun 2026

Location

Very likely (~453m)Possible (~647m)Unlikely (~841m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Andrew Stear
Pupils:480 / 480 capacity
LA:Surrey
Phone:01252312772
Address:Weybourne Road, Farnham, GU9 9ER
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 months ago
-

Overall

Inspected 30 June 2026
URN:125077
UKPRN:10069190
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Farnham and Bordon
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2018 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

14.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+7ppMathsWriting+8pp

Reading has improved from 71% to 78%. Maths has remained stable at around 66%. Writing has improved from 60% to 68%.

Class Sizes

26.7

Avg class size

31.0

Infant (KS1)

27.1

KS2

18

Total classes

4 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Mill Stream (adj)
89m · 1 min walk
Newcome Road (adj)
219m · 4 min walk
Bullers Road (adj)
318m · 5 min walk
All Hallows School (opp)
354m · 6 min walk
Upper Weybourne Lane (SE-bound)
363m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

100%

Over capacity

480 pupils

480 capacity

0 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Farnham

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,225
Projected new pupils:306

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Farnham

Admissions Demand - Surrey

Low demand0.91x oversubscription

Places available

13,213

Applications

12,004

Got 1st preference

88.4%

Got preferred school

98.3%

Primary admissions across Surrey (2025/26)

Inspection History(9)

30 June 2026
-
26 March 2024
11 July 2018
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.33178%

Overall absence

14.25532%

Persistent absence

470

Enrolments

Authorised4.41429%
Unauthorised0.91749%
Persistent (10%+)14.25532%
Severe (50%+)1.91489%

Absence trend

3.38859%
18/19
4.15628%
20/21
6.09552%
21/22
5.71679%
22/23
5.53668%
23/24
5.33178%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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