Worplesdon Primary School

About Worplesdon Primary School

Worplesdon Primary School sits within Surrey local authority, a county with 298 primary schools, 33 of which hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. In Guildford, the school ranks 14th out of 19 primaries on its KS2 expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of its immediate area. The top-performing peers in the local authority include South Farnham School, The Raleigh School, and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Worplesdon itself achieved a score of 56, putting it in the bottom 50 per cent nationally among primary schools. The school is led by headteacher K O'Brien and serves 529 pupils, just shy of its 540 capacity, with 14.7 per cent of children eligible for free school meals. It is a mixed, non-religious state primary for ages 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, Worplesdon was judged Good overall, with two areas rated Outstanding: early years provision and personal development. Behaviour and attitudes, quality of education, and leadership and management were all rated Good. The previous inspection in 2012 also gave an overall Good rating. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 56 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, below the Surrey local authority average of 66 per cent. Only 5 per cent reached the higher standard in all three subjects. In individual subjects, 74 per cent met expectations in both reading and writing, and 70 per cent in maths. Average scores were 105 in reading and 104 in maths. Progress scores were not provided. Parent View responses from 99 parents were overwhelmingly positive: 90 per cent would recommend the school, and 99 per cent agreed their child is happy, with 67 per cent strongly agreeing.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 171 applications for 57 places, a ratio of three applicants per place, with 49 offers made to first-preference families out of 66 first-preference applications. Facilities include an art studio, library, outdoor playground, dining hall, playing fields, sensory room, forest school, ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports on offer include dance, gymnastics, football, rounders, cross country, and cricket, while clubs include art, drama, and film club. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and a dedicated SEN unit. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Pewley Down Infant School, 4.6 km away. This is a school that suits families who value a strong early years start and personal development, but who are realistic about academic results sitting below the local average.

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