Busbridge Infant School

Busbridge Infant School is performing exceptionally well. Inspectors found a rich, ambitious curriculum, highly effective teaching and exemplary pupil behaviour. Children in the early years thrive in nurturing, consistent routines, and reading and mathematics are particular strengths. Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported well, achieving highly alongside their peers. Safeguarding is effective. Pupils benefit from a wide range of enrichment, leadership responsibilities and clubs, and they are courteous, confident and well prepared for the next stage. Leadership is strong, with effective trust and governance support and staff who feel valued. This was the school's first routine inspection since the pandemic and its first section 5 inspection; the predecessor school had been judged inadequate in 2021, and the school has since joined South Farnham Educational Trust and appointed a new headteacher in April 2025. No areas for improvement were flagged in the report, and the school's arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Strengths

• Ambitious, well-structured curriculum that builds deep knowledge
• Exemplary pupil behaviour and respectful attitudes
• Strong early years provision with nurturing relationships and routines
• Expert phonics teaching with rapid support for pupils who fall behind
• Strong mathematics teaching that develops reasoning and problem-solving
• Swift identification and tailored support for pupils with SEND
• Rich wider curriculum and enrichment opportunities
• Effective leadership, governance and trust support
• Pupils take on leadership roles and contribute to school life
• Safe, nurturing environment with effective safeguarding

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 Busbridge Infant School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.9% 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 Busbridge 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 Busbridge Infant School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.8% 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, 18.0% of pupils at Busbridge Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Busbridge Infant School received £7,890 and spent £8,722 for each of its 161 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £54,000 (£337 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of South Farnham Educational Trust, income was £7,672 and spending £7,384 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 Godalming · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Busbridge Infant School is part of South Farnham Educational Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Wood Street Infant School and Nursery Guildford
• Worplesdon Primary School Guildford
• Normandy Village School Guildford
• South Farnham School Farnham
• Highfield South Farnham School Farnham
• The Raleigh School Leatherhead
• Great Bookham School Leatherhead
• Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery Epsom
• Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery Basingstoke
• Brighton Hill Community School Basingstoke

What is Busbridge Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Busbridge Infant School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Busbridge Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Busbridge Infant School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Busbridge Infant School have?

Busbridge Infant School has 172 pupils on roll.

What age range does Busbridge Infant School cover?

Busbridge Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Busbridge Infant School?

Busbridge Infant School is at Hambledon Road, Busbridge, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1PJ.