Pewley Down Infant School

Pewley Down Infant School continues to demonstrate outstanding performance across all inspected areas, maintaining its high standards since its last inspection in 2012. The school excels in creating a joyful and positive learning environment where pupils flourish academically and personally. Staff dedication to removing barriers to learning and their commitment to high expectations have resulted in exceptional outcomes for pupils, particularly in reading where many students achieve above expected standards. The school has also effectively supported pupils with SEND, ensuring they fully benefit from the educational offerings.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all areas.
• Pupils exhibit high standards of attainment.
• Strong focus on reading, leading to enthusiastic and fluent readers.
• Effective tailored support for students with SEND.
• Engaging and well-planned extracurricular activities.
• Positive school culture promoting attendance and behaviour.

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 Pewley Down Infant School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Pewley Down 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 Pewley Down Infant School had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% 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, 7.8% of pupils at Pewley Down Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 2021–22 Pewley Down Infant School received £5,468 and spent £5,445 for each of its 181 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £79,000 (£437 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 Pewley Down Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Pewley Down Infant School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Pewley Down Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Pewley Down Infant School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Pewley Down Infant School have?

Pewley Down Infant School has 180 pupils on roll.

What age range does Pewley Down Infant School cover?

Pewley Down Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Pewley Down Infant School?

Pewley Down Infant School is at Semaphore Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3PT.