Goldsworth Primary School

About Goldsworth Primary School

Goldsworth Primary School sits within Surrey local authority, a large county with 298 primary schools, where it ranks 140th overall. Among same-type schools in the Woking area specifically, it places 15th out of 20, putting it in the bottom half locally. The top-performing peers in Surrey include South Farnham School, The Raleigh School, and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the ranking metric. Goldsworth’s own ranking score of 59 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, though this single metric only tells part of the story. The school is a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 2 to 11, with a nursery on site, and it operates without a religious character. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good overall, a step down from its previous Outstanding rating in 2010. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School in Woking, about two kilometres away.

Academically, Goldsworth’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 59%, which is below the Surrey local authority average of 66%. In reading, 82% met the expected standard and 46% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 107. Maths saw 71% at expected and 34% at the higher standard, with an average score of 105. Writing was weaker, with 67% at expected and only 15% reaching the higher standard. The school’s Ofsted breakdown from the 2023 inspection rated every category as Good, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 87 places in 2025/26, there were 271 total applications, with 92 first-preference applications and 77 offers made to first-preference families.

The school sits on a site with a good range of facilities, including art studios, an ICT suite, a library, music rooms, a sports hall, and playing fields. Sports on offer include athletics, rounders, football, gymnastics, cricket, and tennis, while clubs cover drama, book club, gardening, and film club. The school’s SEND provision is broad, supporting children with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 11.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a moderately diverse intake. Given its oversubscription ratio of 3.11, families applying will need to be strategic, particularly if they live outside the immediate catchment. Goldsworth suits families who value a broad curriculum and strong SEND support, but who are comfortable with below-average KS2 outcomes compared with the Surrey average.

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