The Chandler CofE Aided Junior SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School and St Mary's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Godalming.

  • The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Mary's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School was judged Good and St Mary's Church of England Primary School 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 63.0% for The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School and 66.0% for St Mary's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School (70.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Mary's Church of England Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School versus St Mary's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GodalmingThe Chandler CofE Aided Junior SchoolGodalmingSt Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking83rd of 285 in Surrey 64th of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll292 202
Capacity360 210
LocationGodalming, GU8 5PB Godalming, GU8 4UF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census292 202
Free school meals (ever 6)14.0% 9.9%
English as an additional language6.5% 4.0%
SEN support18.8% 4.0%
SEN with an EHC plan4.8% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.5% 7.4% 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.

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.

The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School

St Mary's Church of England Primary School

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