Highfield South Farnham School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Farnham, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.44 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Highfield South Farnham School is a primary school in Farnham, Surrey for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 13 March 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Highfield South Farnham 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 | 6.44 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.32 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 6.55 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last distance offered for Reception in 2026 was 6.44 miles, the 3rd longest of 113 Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.31 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025 and about the same as in 2024; it has swung sharply, most of all between 2025 and 2026.
- For Reception 2026 there were 48 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 46 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Weydon Lane, Farnham, GU9 8QH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 479 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 13 March 2024
Strengths
- “The school has exceptionally high expectations for pupils’ achievement, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “This leads to all pupils achieving significantly well across the curriculum, including in end of key stage assessments.”
- “They are prepared remarkably well for their next phase of learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 May 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) | 81% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 46 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.
- St Andrew's Church of England Infant School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Potters Gate CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- South Farnham School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Folly Hill Infant Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hale Nursery & Primary Academy 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- William Cobbett Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published