Windlesham Village Infant School

About Windlesham Village Infant School

Windlesham Village Infant School is a small state primary in Surrey Heath that, at first glance, looks very different from the county average. The school serves children from age 4 to 7, so it doesn’t sit the standard Key Stage 2 SATs that Surrey uses to calculate its LA average of 66. That alone sets it apart — you can’t compare its academic headline directly to the typical primary in the area. What you can compare is its trajectory. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, the school was rated Good across every category, including leadership, behaviour, and early years provision. That’s a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2021, when it was rated Requires Improvement overall. The school has clearly turned things around under headteacher Siobhan McGann, and the data suggests a stable, well-led environment — even if the usual benchmark metrics don’t apply here.

Because Windlesham Village Infant School only covers Reception to Year 2, there are no published Progress 8 or KS2 SATs results to stack against the Surrey average. Instead, the Ofsted report gives the clearest picture of academic quality. In 2024, inspectors rated quality of education as Good, up from a 3 (Requires Improvement) in 2021. Behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision all held at Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. The school is small — just 59 pupils against a capacity of 90 — which means class sizes are likely very manageable. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 6.8%, below the national average, and the school’s SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and multi-sensory impairment. For a school this size, that’s a reasonably broad offer, suggesting staff are equipped to support a range of additional needs.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 115 applications for just 26 places, with 25 of those going to first-preference families — an oversubscription ratio of 4.42. That level of demand speaks to its reputation locally. Facilities include a gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, ICT suite, library, sensory room, and even a chapel, which is generous for an infant school. Clubs cover book club, drama, and coding, and sports include gymnastics, netball, and dance. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Connaught Junior School, 2.1 km away, which may be a natural next step for families after Year 2. This school will suit parents who want a small, community-focused infant setting with strong recent Ofsted outcomes and a clear improvement story, but who are comfortable that their child will need to move on at age 7.

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