Goldsworth Primary School

Goldsworth Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. As a newly established academy, this is its first inspection under the Ofsted framework since becoming part of the Bright Futures Learning Trust. The school has effectively built a supportive environment where pupils relish learning and feel included, regardless of their backgrounds. The leadership has high expectations for students, fostering a school culture that promotes respect, personal development, and academic success. Strengths include a well-structured curriculum that engages pupils, effective support for vulnerable students through resources like 'The Haven', and an emphasis on personal health and well-being. Teachers are committed to professional development, which contributes positively to the staff’s teaching effectiveness. The school emphasizes the teaching of reading and behavior management, ensuring that pupils not only enjoy their lessons but also participate actively in the school's diverse community.

Strengths

• Well-structured curriculum that promotes engagement and learning.
• High expectations for students fostering positive attitudes and respect.
• Strong focus on personal well-being and mental health.
• Effective support for vulnerable pupils through specialized resources.
• Commitment to professional development for staff.
• Positive behavior and conduct management in the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum underdevelopment in a few subjects impacting consistency in learning.

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 Goldsworth Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Goldsworth Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Goldsworth Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.2% 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, 8.7% of pupils at Goldsworth Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 2024–25 Goldsworth Primary School received £7,524 and spent £7,528 for each of its 618 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £519,000 (£840 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of The Swan Trust, income was £7,049 and spending £7,479 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Woking · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Goldsworth Primary School is part of The Swan Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• The Horsell Village School Woking
• Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery Woking
• Beaufort Primary School Woking
• St John's Primary School Woking
• Kingfield Primary School Woking
• The Hermitage Infant School Woking
• The Hermitage Junior School Woking
• Knaphill Junior School Woking
• Knaphill Infant School and Nursery Woking

What is Goldsworth Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Goldsworth Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Goldsworth Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Goldsworth Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Goldsworth Primary School have?

Goldsworth Primary School has 624 pupils on roll.

What age range does Goldsworth Primary School cover?

Goldsworth Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Goldsworth Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Goldsworth Primary School?

Goldsworth Primary School is at Bridge Barn Lane, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6NL.