St James CofE Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Godalming, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St James CofE Aided Primary School is a primary school in Godalming, Surrey for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St James CofE Aided Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 5.16 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 25 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 17.9% and there are 21.6 pupils per teacher, against middle figures of 9.9% and 17.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Thursley Road, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6DH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 229 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “This is a happy and joyful school.”
- “Pupils describe it as having ‘a family feel’ because they are well cared for and valued.”
- “Pupils rise to the high expectations staff have for both their behaviour and learning.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the curriculum currently requires further improvements.”
- “In these subjects, teachers’ subject knowledge is less strong and lesson activities do not consistently help pupils to learn well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Waverley Abbey CofE Junior School 1.9 mi Improved significantly
- All Saints CofE Aided Infant School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Milford School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School 3.2 mi School remains Good
- St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Puttenham CofE Infant School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Witley CofE Controlled Infant School 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Aided Infant School, Frensham 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published