William Cobbett Primary School

About William Cobbett Primary School

William Cobbett Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The school’s most recent ungraded inspection in March 2024 confirmed it remains Good, with leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all rated Good. On the headline academic measure for primary schools, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments. That figure sits below the Surrey local authority average of 66%, and places the school 20th out of 22 primary schools in the Waverley borough. Nationally, it ranks in the bottom half of all primary schools on this metric, at the 70th percentile. The school’s ranking score of 54 reflects a gap to the top-performing local primaries, such as South Farnham School and The Raleigh School, which both score in the 90s.

Looking deeper into the individual subject results, reading is the strongest area: 71% of pupils reached the expected standard and the average scaled score was 105, slightly above the national benchmark of 100. Writing and maths were weaker, with 60% and 66% reaching the expected standard respectively, and maths averaging a score of 102. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in all three subjects combined was just 6%, and only 17% hit the higher bar in maths. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is difficult to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school has no sixth form, as it is a primary, and does not offer nursery provision. Its capacity is exactly matched to its current pupil roll of 480, meaning it is full.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 147 applications for 59 places and 55 first-preference offers made from 64 first-preference applications — an oversubscription ratio of 2.49. Facilities include a forest school, library, art studios, ICT suite, gymnasium, and playing fields, and the school offers a range of sports including netball, cricket, tennis, and swimming. Clubs are limited to book, science and gardening. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and social and emotional mental health needs, with a dedicated SEN unit on site. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 14.4%, slightly above the national average for primary schools. This is a school that suits families who value a stable Good rating and a full range of SEND support, but who may want to look at higher-performing local options if academic outcomes at the expected standard are a priority.

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