Highfield South Farnham School

Waverley · GU9 8QH

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 479 pupils, 15.5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Highfield South Farnham School

General Information

Address: Weydon Lane, Farnham, GU9 8QH – View on map
Phone: 01252721079
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr William Neighbour
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 48 families put it first for 59 places – 8 for every 10 places. 96% of them were offered a place. 6 of the 59 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 8 · 2025 10 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

479 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 73
% eligible for free school meals: 15.5%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Waverley average)
English as an additional language: 18% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 18.4% a year (Waverley 13.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 57% moved to another school, 43% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Surrey: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Surrey (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 24 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 20 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 20 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 81% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 15% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 10 percentage points above the Waverley average (71%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 83% against an expected 59%)
3-year average (expected standard): 83%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 84% · Writing 92% · Maths 87% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 82%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 107
Based on: 62 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWaverley averageEngland↘ Falling Down 5 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 10 percentage points above the Waverley average (71%).

Year 6 SATs: 5th of 22 junior and primary schools in the area

=3St Edmund's Catholic Primary School83%
=3Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School83%
#5Highfield South Farnham School81%
#6Busbridge CofE Aided Junior School80%
#7St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School78%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1South Farnham School100%
#2Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School90%
=3St Edmund's Catholic Primary School83%
=3Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School83%
#5Highfield South Farnham School81%
#6Busbridge CofE Aided Junior School80%
#7St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School78%
#8St Peter's CofE Primary School77%
=9Potters Gate CofE Primary School72%
=9St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School72%
#11St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School68%
=12Godalming Junior School67%
=12Shottermill Junior School67%
#14St Mary's Church of England Primary School66%
#15The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School63%
#16Loseley Fields Primary School62%
=17Park Mead Primary58%
=17Waverley Abbey CofE Junior School58%
#19St James CofE Aided Primary School54%
#20Hale Nursery & Primary Academy51%
#21St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary36%
#22Cranleigh Church of England Primary School21%

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1st of 16 primary schools in Waverley for Ofsted rating

#1Highfield South Farnham SchoolOutstanding
#2South Farnham SchoolOutstanding
#3Beacon Hill Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Highfield South Farnham SchoolOutstanding
#2South Farnham SchoolOutstanding
#3Beacon Hill Primary SchoolGood
#4Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#5Hale Nursery & Primary AcademyGood
#6Loseley Fields Primary SchoolGood
#7Potters Gate CofE Primary SchoolGood
#8St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#9St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#10St James CofE Aided Primary SchoolGood
#11St Mark and All Saints Church of England PrimaryGood
#12St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14William Cobbett Primary SchoolGood
#15Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary SchoolGood
#16Cranleigh Church of England Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,427 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

19th of 19 primary schools in Waverley for spending per pupil

#17St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School£5,707
#18St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School£5,596
#19Highfield South Farnham School£5,427

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Ewhurst CofE Aided Primary School£12,982
#2South Farnham School£8,965
#3St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary£7,799
#4Cranleigh Church of England Primary School£7,291
#5Loseley Fields Primary School£7,184
#6St Peter's CofE Primary School£7,102
#7St James CofE Aided Primary School£7,024
#8Potters Gate CofE Primary School£6,797
#9Hale Nursery & Primary Academy£6,683
#10Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School£6,663
#11St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,307
#12St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School£6,086
#13St Edmund's Catholic Primary School£6,009
#14Park Mead Primary£5,953
#15Beacon Hill Primary School£5,766
#16Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School£5,732
#17St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School£5,707
#18St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School£5,596
#19Highfield South Farnham School£5,427

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