Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School

Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School has successfully maintained its performance as a good school, as noted in its recent inspection. The school creates a nurturing environment, supported by its strong Christian ethos, which ensures that pupils feel safe, valued, and supported in their learning. The curriculum is ambitious and designed to inspire a love of learning, while strong relationships among staff and pupils foster a positive atmosphere for education. There are notable strengths in reading and mathematics instruction, contributing to strong academic outcomes for pupils, including those with special educational needs.

Strengths

• Pupils have strong relationships and positive attitudes towards learning.
• Ambitious curriculum designed to inspire a love of learning.
• Excellent phonics instruction contributing to reading success.
• Strong mathematics teaching with emphasis on language use.
• Effective support for learning and emotional well-being.
• High levels of trust and mutual support among staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack precise identification of essential content.

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 Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant 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 2025–26 Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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 2025–26, 20.3% of pupils at Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School received £10,443 and spent £9,716 for each of its 74 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £119,000 (£1,603 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 Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School have?

Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School has 74 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School cover?

Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School?

Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School is at Village Street, Newdigate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5DJ.