Bisley CofE Primary School

About Bisley CofE Primary School

Bisley CofE Primary School is a Church of England state primary in Surrey Heath that currently teaches 361 pupils against a capacity of 446, leaving it with roughly a fifth of its spaces unfilled. That spare capacity is notable because the school is actually oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry: it received 96 applications for 36 places, with 34 of those coming as first preferences, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.67. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 16.9%, which is above the national primary average of around 23% but still significant enough to suggest a genuinely mixed intake. The school serves ages 2 to 11 and includes a nursery provision, so it covers the full primary journey from early years through to Year 6. With a Church of England character but no faith-based admissions criteria mentioned in the data, it draws from a broad local catchment in the Surrey Heath borough.

Academically, Bisley has been on an upward trajectory. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024 awarded a Good rating across all five categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — a clear improvement from the Requires Improvement judgement it received in May 2022. At Key Stage 2, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Surrey local authority average of 66%. However, the school’s average reading score of 104 and maths score of 101 are both above the national benchmark of 100, and a higher proportion of pupils achieved the higher standard in writing (28%) than in reading (23%) or maths (9%). Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds, but the raw attainment picture is solid if not outstanding.

The school is well equipped for a primary of its size, with facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, music rooms, a sensory room, a library, an ICT suite and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, dance and swimming, while clubs range from science and eco club to gardening, chess, drama and choir. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. For families considering alternatives, the nearest Outstanding-rated school is St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School, 2.3 km away. Bisley ranks 8th out of 13 primary schools in Surrey Heath and sits in the bottom 50% nationally, but its recent Ofsted upgrade and strong demand signal suggest it is a popular local option that suits families wanting a well-resourced, inclusive Church of England primary with nursery provision and a manageable class size.

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