Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–7 · Guildford, Surrey
Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School is a primary school in Guildford, Surrey for ages 4–7 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Kingfisher Drive, Merrow, Guildford, GU4 7EA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 90 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their learning at this nurturing and inclusive school.”
- “Warm, respectful relationships mean that pupils feel safe and quickly develop their confidence.”
- “They describe their school as a kind place.”
To improve
- “However, in a couple of subjects, the curriculum lacks this degree of precision.”
- “The exact knowledge that pupils should be taught has not been identified clearly enough.”
- “Here, pupils do not achieve as well as in the strongest subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Surrey published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Merrow Junior School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Boxgrove Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Burpham Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Clandon CofE Aided Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Weyfield Primary Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Pewley Down Infant School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published