St John's CofE Aided Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–7 · Farnham, 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 John's CofE Aided Infant School is a primary school in Farnham, Surrey for ages 4–7 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St John's CofE Aided Infant 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 141 of the 254 other Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 12 first-choice applications for 13 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 41 Reception 2026 applications, 17 (41%) came from families living outside Surrey, and 8 offers went to them.
- There are 11 pupils per teacher and 45 pupils on roll (January 2026 census); the middle pupils-per-teacher figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey is 21.5.
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
- Barford Lane, Churt, Farnham, GU10 2JE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 45 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “All members of this school community are encouraged to uphold the vision of ‘Let your light shine’.”
- “Pupils talk confidently about the rainbow rules and the fact that their light will shine if they follow these.”
- “The supportive environment ensures that pupils feel safe.”
To improve
- “There are minor inconsistencies in how well the mathematics curriculum is implemented.”
- “Staff do not all use the agreed models and materials in mathematics.”
- “Pupils can recall key learning in mathematics, but their understanding is not as secure as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 12 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.
- Beacon Hill Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Aided Infant School, Frensham 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Aided Infant School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shottermill Junior School 3.7 mi Standards maintained
- Shottermill Infant School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Waverley Abbey CofE Junior School 4.0 mi Improved significantly
- St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St James CofE Aided Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published