Farnham Church of England Primary School

Farnham Church of England Primary School continues to maintain a good standard of education. Pupils enjoy attending the school, which fosters a strong sense of community and personal responsibility. With a well-designed curriculum that engages students and effectively supports those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the school thrives in its educational endeavors. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in the monitoring of reading practices to ensure all pupils develop their reading skills consistently.

Strengths

• Pupils develop a strong sense of responsibility and contribute positively to their community.
• The curriculum is well-designed and meets the varied needs of all pupils.
• Teachers effectively check and adapt tasks to cater to individual pupil needs.
• There is strong support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to achieve well.
• The school has a high quality personal development programme that prepares pupils for adulthood.

Areas for Improvement

• The school's oversight of reading does not sufficiently ensure how often pupils read.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Farnham Church of England Primary School attended 86.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 47.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 14.3% of pupils at Farnham Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2024–25 Farnham Church of England Primary School had 10.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.8). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 44.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2024–25 Farnham Church of England Primary School received £14,269 and spent £15,360 for each of its 28 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £80,000 (£2,856 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Farnham Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Farnham Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Farnham Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Farnham Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Farnham Church of England Primary School have?

Farnham Church of England Primary School has 9 pupils on roll.

What age range does Farnham Church of England Primary School cover?

Farnham Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Farnham Church of England Primary School?

Farnham Church of England Primary School is at Farnham, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 1HR.