Fernhurst Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Haslemere, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Fernhurst Primary School is a primary school in Haslemere, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Fernhurst 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 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception in 2026, as happened at 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026, 12 first-choice applications came in for 16 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In Reception 2026, 5 of the 27 applications (19%) came from families living outside West Sussex, and 3 offers went to them.
- 11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex is 16.4%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Haslemere Road, Fernhurst, Haslemere, GU27 3EA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 121 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive happily to school each morning, eager to begin their school day.”
- “They look forward to learning and playing together.”
- “Lunchtimes are carefully planned to consider the needs and interests of pupils.”
To improve
- “However, a small number of pupils do not gain the writing knowledge and skills that they need.”
- “The school does not, for example, ensure that these pupils get enough practice of forming letters correctly.”
- “Teachers do not consistently adapt the curriculum to align with these pupils’ starting points.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 16 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 West Sussex.
- Camelsdale Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hollycombe Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Northchapel Community Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Easebourne CofE Primary School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stedham Primary School 4.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Midhurst CofE Primary School 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rake CofE Primary School 5.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rogate CofE Primary School 6.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published