St Andrew's Church of England Infant SchoolSt Polycarp's Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Andrew's Church of England Infant School and St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Farnham.

  • St Andrew's Church of England Infant School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Andrew's Church of England Infant School was judged Good and St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Andrew's Church of England Infant School versus St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FarnhamSt Andrew's Church of England Infant SchoolFarnhamSt Polycarp's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking254th of 285 in Surrey 29th of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll85 419
Capacity90 420
LocationFarnham, GU9 7PW Farnham, GU9 8BQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported78.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported15.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census85 419
Free school meals (ever 6)15.3% 9.6%
English as an additional language12.9% 18.9%
SEN support0.0% 11.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.3% 5.2% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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.

St Andrew's Church of England Infant School

St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School

Full profiles: St Andrew's Church of England Infant School · St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School