Cross Farm Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Camberley, 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.
Cross Farm Infant Academy is a primary school in Camberley, Surrey for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 4 October 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Cross Farm Infant Academy 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
- For Reception entry in 2026 there were 17 first-choice applications for 23 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Offering every applicant a Reception place in 2026 was also the case at 141 of the 254 other Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Its latest Ofsted outcome, published after the visit on 4 October 2023, was Requires improvement.
- It has 11 pupils per teacher, while the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey is 20.3.
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
- Gresham Way, Frimley Green, Camberley, GU16 6LZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 69 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 4 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are welcomed into this warm and inclusive school.”
- “They celebrate each other’s individuality.”
- “Pupils who have recently joined from other countries are given bespoke support from staff.”
To improve
- “However, across the rest of the curriculum, pupils do not yet acquire the full range of knowledge and skills that they need to be ready for key stage 2.”
- “However, in many subjects, these improvements have just begun.”
- “Staff are still developing their understanding of the new curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 17 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.
- Frimley CofE School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Grove Primary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravenscote Junior School 1.5 mi Not judged
- South Camberley Primary and Nursery School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published