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St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School

Mole Valley, RH5 6EWPrimaryAges 4–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2022
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
5 1st-choice / 7 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School

St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School is a small Church of England primary in Surrey’s Mole Valley, serving just 33 pupils from ages four to seven. In a local authority with 298 primary schools, it sits some way behind the area’s top-performing peers — South Farnham School, The Raleigh School and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School — which lead the Surrey rankings. The nearest school rated Outstanding is St Peter's Catholic Primary School, 3. 6 kilometres away. St Michael's itself holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its previous graded inspection in 2012. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 36 applications for just seven places, with only five first-preference offers made. That works out at 5. 14 applicants per place, making it one of the more competitive infant schools in the area. Its small size and single-form entry mean families need to be strategic about applying, especially given the limited number of places available each year.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSchool Lane, Dorking, Mole Valley, RH5 6EW
HeadteacherNicola Cleather
Local AuthoritySurrey
Number of Pupils33
Free School Meals (FSM)6.1%
School Capacity33 / 84 (39% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Apr 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (26 Apr 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 24 Feb 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & Language

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:00

Breakfast club

08:00-08:50

After-school care

15:00-17:30

Source: stmichaels-dorking.surrey.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.