Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolHighfield South Farnham School

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

Summary of the comparison

Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School and Highfield South Farnham School are primary schools in Farnham.

  • Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Highfield South Farnham School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Highfield South Farnham School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Highfield South Farnham School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School and 81.0% for Highfield South Farnham School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Highfield South Farnham School (86.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School versus Highfield South Farnham School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FarnhamRowledge Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolFarnhamHighfield South Farnham SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100B78/100Stronger figure
Local ranking123rd of 416 in Hampshire 16th of 285 in Surrey
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll213 487
Capacity218 210
LocationFarnham, GU10 4BW Farnham, GU9 8QH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% 81.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard22.0% Stronger figure15.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census213 487
Free school meals (ever 6)6.1% 16.1%
English as an additional language3.3% 22.2%
SEN support12.2% 23.6%
SEN with an EHC plan6.6% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.6% Stronger figure10.0% 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.

Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School

Highfield South Farnham School

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