Farnham Common Infant School

About Farnham Common Infant School

Of the 48 parents who responded to Ofsted's Parent View survey, 90% said they would recommend Farnham Common Infant School. That's a strong signal, and it's backed up by individual responses: 98% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and the same proportion felt their child is safe. The school is clearly popular locally too. For the 2025/26 intake, it received 92 applications for 45 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.04. All 41 first-preference applicants were offered a place, so while it's oversubscribed, being first-choice gives you a very solid chance. The school's headteacher is David Masters, and it serves children from age 3 to 7, with nursery provision on site. It's a mixed, state primary in Buckinghamshire with no religious character.

Academically, the picture is more mixed. In its most recent graded inspection in January 2025, Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' overall, though it wasn't formally graded on that visit. The quality of education and leadership and management were both rated as 'Requires improvement', while early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes were all rated 'Good'. That's a drop from the school's previous inspection in 2011, when it was judged 'Good' across the board. The school's capacity is 206, and it currently has 183 pupils on roll, so there's some slack. 9.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average. There are no published KS2 results for this school as it only goes up to Year 2, so you can't compare directly with the local authority average of 64% reaching the expected standard.

The school offers a decent range of facilities for a small infant school, including a sensory room, library, playing fields, art studios and a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, athletics, football, gymnastics and dance, and there are clubs such as art, gardening, science, book, eco and film club. For children with special educational needs, the school has specific provisions for speech, language and communication needs and autistic spectrum disorder. The Parent View data on SEND support was inconclusive, with no responses recorded. This school would suit families in the Farnham Common area who want a strong community feel and a happy, safe start for their child, but who are comfortable with a school that's currently working through some leadership and curriculum challenges. The transition to a junior school at age 7 will be an important consideration.

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