Potters Gate CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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.
Potters Gate CofE Primary School is a primary school in Farnham, Surrey for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 10 November 2021. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Potters Gate CofE 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 | 0.98 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.49 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in both 2024 and 2025, with the last distance swinging sharply between those years.
- Reception 2026 drew 45 first-choice applications for 46 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 2nd lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey that have results.
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
- Potters Gate, Farnham, GU9 7BB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 535 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 10 November 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils know the school’s values of fellowship, resilience, justice and trust well.”
- “They enjoy school, are safe and feel safe.”
- “Pupils develop a clear understanding of, and celebrate, diversity in line with the school's motto of 'Everyone different, Everyone equal'.”
To improve
- “A small proportion of disadvantaged pupils have lower attendance, and the school is working closely with parents and carers to help address this.”
- “However, currently, the curriculum is not implemented consistently well across all year groups and subjects.”
- “Some of the activities to help some pupils know and remember more are not matched to pupils' starting points as precisely as they could be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 September 2026 (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) | 72% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 45 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 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Highfield South Farnham School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- South Farnham School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Folly Hill Infant Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hale Nursery & Primary Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- William Cobbett Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published