Farnham Common Infant School
Rated on Ofsted and the parent survey. Infant schools sit no SATs.
After Year 2
Infant schools stop at Year 2, so children here move to a junior school for Year 3.
This school
Farnham Common Infant School
Junior school
Farnham Common Junior School
Partner junior school
Year 3 to Year 6 · 270 m away from Farnham Common Infant School
Both schools are in Farnham Common Village Schools, so one governing body runs them.
View schoolYou apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Farnham Common Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.
Ofsted
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 21 January 2025
Results
Infant schools do not sit SATs, and no Year 2 results are published for schools, so there are no exam results for Farnham Common Infant School.
Children from here take SATs in Year 6 at Farnham Common Junior School
65%
met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, against 63% across England.
See Farnham Common Junior School's resultsCatchment area
Pupils and staff
Pupils
- Pupils
- 183
- Capacity
- 206
- Girls / boys
- 51% / 49%
- Free school meals
- 10%
Staff
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10.3
- Teaching assistants (FTE)
- 10.4
- Leadership (FTE)
- 1.5
- Part-time teachers
- 46%
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Parent View
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
90%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
48 responses up to 1 September 2025 · 26% response rate
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Don’t know
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
My child is happy at this school.
98% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
98% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
88% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
42% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
90% agree
Questions about Farnham Common Infant School
What is Farnham Common Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Farnham Common Infant School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 29 March 2011. Ofsted inspected it again on 21 January 2025 without giving an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
How do I apply for a place at Farnham Common Infant School?
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.
Where do children go after Year 2 at Farnham Common Infant School?
Farnham Common Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Farnham Common Junior School, 270 m away. The two schools are federated, with one governing body. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Farnham Common Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.
Does living near Farnham Common Infant School guarantee a place?
No. Distance only counts when Farnham Common Infant School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Buckinghamshire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
