Barnett Wood Infant School

About Barnett Wood Infant School

Barnett Wood Infant School received an Outstanding rating across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection, which took place in November 2024. Inspectors awarded top marks of 1 for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This continues a strong track record: the school’s previous graded inspection, in 2013, also rated overall effectiveness as Outstanding. Among the 298 primary schools in Surrey, only 33 currently hold an Outstanding grade, placing Barnett Wood in a select group. The school’s most informative exam metric is its Key Stage 2 performance, though as an infant school taking children from age 5 to 7, it does not publish SATs results in the same way as a full primary. However, the local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment sits at 66 per cent, and the school’s strong Ofsted record suggests it comfortably exceeds that benchmark. With 150 pupils on roll against a capacity of 156, the school is nearly full, and its admission data for 2025/26 shows it is heavily oversubscribed: 146 applications for 47 places, a ratio of 3.11 applicants per place.

Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, 97 per cent of the 98 respondents said they would recommend the school. On specific questions, 81 per cent strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 82 per cent strongly agreed that their child feels safe. Behaviour is also a strength: 66 per cent strongly agreed that the school ensures pupils are well behaved, and no parent disagreed. The school’s support for personal development scored highly too, with 63 per cent strongly agreeing that the school supports their child’s wider development. Concerns are dealt with properly, according to 31 per cent who strongly agreed and 17 per cent who agreed, though 48 per cent marked the question as not applicable. The school’s SEND provision, covering social, emotional and mental health needs as well as speech, language and communication, received no responses in the survey, so parent views on that specific area are not available.

Barnett Wood Infant School sits in Mole Valley, Surrey, and is a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 5 to 7. It offers a range of facilities including music rooms, art studios, a sports hall, playing fields, a forest school, a sensory room, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, rounders, cricket, swimming and athletics, while clubs include chess, book club and eco club. The school is oversubscribed, with 36 first-preference offers made for 47 places in 2025/26, meaning competition is high. For families considering alternatives, the nearest Outstanding-rated primary is St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, 1.4 km away. This school suits families who value a strong academic foundation in the early years, backed by excellent behaviour and personal development, and who are comfortable navigating a competitive admissions process in a sought-after Surrey village setting.

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