Potters Gate CofE Primary SchoolHale Nursery & Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Farnham.

Summary of the comparison

Potters Gate CofE Primary School and Hale Nursery & Primary Academy are primary schools in Farnham.

Potters Gate CofE Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hale Nursery & Primary Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Potters Gate CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Potters Gate CofE Primary School was judged Good and Hale Nursery & Primary Academy was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Potters Gate CofE Primary School and 51.0% for Hale Nursery & Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Potters Gate CofE Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Hale Nursery & Primary Academy (47.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

Potters Gate CofE Primary School versus Hale Nursery & Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	FarnhamPotters Gate CofE Primary School	FarnhamHale Nursery & Primary Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	C64/100Stronger figure	C59/100
Local ranking	81st of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure	124th of 285 in Surrey
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	2-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	542	256
Capacity	540	500
Location	Farnham, GU9 7BB	Farnham, GU9 0LR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	72.0% Stronger figure	51.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	9.0% Stronger figure	2.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	105.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	108.0 Stronger figure	103.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	542	256
Free school meals (ever 6)	11.4%	42.4%
English as an additional language	7.4%	9.8%
SEN support	9.6%	24.6%
SEN with an EHC plan	2.6%	8.6%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.5% Stronger figure	6.6%	6.2%
Persistent absence	10.8% Stronger figure	12.7%	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.