Lorraine Infant School & Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · 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.
Lorraine Infant School & Nursery is a primary school in Camberley, Surrey for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Lorraine Infant School & Nursery 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 applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 141 of the 254 other Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 19 first-choice applications for 20 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 29.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey.
- There are 14.1 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 21.8 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
- Highland Road, Camberley, GU15 4EX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 123 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils ooze enthusiasm for their school.”
- “The wide range of activities on offer beyond lessons is hugely popular.”
- “These give pupils opportunities to try new things or practise their skills.”
To improve
- “Work to revamp the teaching of writing is not as advanced.”
- “Pupils’ writing skills have not been developed as systematically.”
- “The focus on cultivating their spoken language and exposure to a range of books has not had the intended knock-on effect on their writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 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.
- Cordwalles Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Crawley Ridge Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Crawley Ridge Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Prior Heath Infant School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ravenscote Junior School 1.7 mi Not judged
- The Grove Primary Academy 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Camberley Primary and Nursery School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published