Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School

About Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School

Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, but the detail tells a more nuanced story. The school’s early years provision and personal development were both judged Outstanding, while behaviour and attitudes, quality of education, and leadership and management were all rated Good. This is a change from the school’s previous inspection in 2014, when it was judged Outstanding across the board. The school is a small Church of England infant school in Guildford, Surrey, with just 65 pupils on roll against a capacity of 90. It serves children from age 4 to 7, so there are no Key Stage 2 SATs results to examine. Instead, the most informative metric is the school’s reception baseline and early years outcomes, reflected in that Outstanding early years provision grade. The school also has a nursery provision, meaning children can join before formal schooling begins.

Because Chilworth is an infant school, it does not publish Key Stage 2 results, but the local context for Surrey primary schools shows that the local authority average for pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 is 66 per cent. The school’s most recent Ofsted report noted that pupils achieve well across the curriculum, with a particular strength in early reading and phonics. The parent view data, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, is overwhelmingly positive: 100 per cent of the 36 respondents would recommend the school, and 86 per cent strongly agreed that their child is happy and that the school supports their wider personal development. No parents disagreed with any of the 13 statements, and on questions about behaviour, communication and high expectations, strong agreement ranged from 56 to 86 per cent.

The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, there were 73 applications for 30 places, with 37 first-preference applications and 30 offers made to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.43. Facilities include an outdoor playground, sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, ICT suite, art studios, a sensory room and a chapel. The school offers a range of clubs including coding, chess, art and gardening, and sports such as football, cricket, swimming and rounders. SEND provisions cover social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. For families seeking an Outstanding-rated alternative nearby, Pewley Down Infant School is 3.4 km away. Chilworth is best suited to families who value a small, church-affiliated infant school with strong early years provision and a highly satisfied parent community.

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