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Witley CofE Controlled Infant School

Waverley, GU8 5PNPrimaryAges 5–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
13 1st-choice / 16 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Witley CofE Controlled Infant School

If you're a parent considering Witley CofE Controlled Infant School, the feedback from other families is a strong signal. In the most recent Parent View survey, 90% of respondents said they would recommend the school, a figure drawn from 69 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025. That confidence is backed up by some very high individual scores: 97% of parents either agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 96% felt their child is safe. The school is also clearly popular on the ground. For entry in the 2025/26 academic year, it received 62 applications for just 16 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 88. Of those 62 applicants, 13 put it as their first preference, and all 13 were offered a place. It's a small, Church of England infant school with a current roll of 89 pupils, just one below its capacity of 90, and the headteacher is Helen Szczepanski.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressChurch Lane, Godalming, Waverley, GU8 5PN
HeadteacherHelen Szczepanski
Local AuthoritySurrey
Number of Pupils89
Free School Meals (FSM)1.1%
School Capacity89 / 90 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

20 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (20 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 20 Apr 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Mental 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 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:15-18:00

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

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Witley CofE Controlled 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.