Valley End CofE Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Woking, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.02 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Valley End CofE Infant School is a primary school in Woking, Surrey for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Valley End CofE Infant 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 | 2.02 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 2.94 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 2.75 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 2.02 miles, 26th longest of 113 Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.31 miles.
- The Reception 2026 distance was nearer than in 2025 and 2024, with the biggest swing from 2025 to 2026; the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
- Reception 2026 drew 76 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families, and 24 first-choice families (32%) were not offered a place.
- 3.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.2% 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
- Higham's Lane, Valley End, Chobham, Woking, GU24 8TB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 163 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this ambitious and happy school.”
- “They constantly embody the school’s ‘golden rules’.”
- “This means they consistently show care and respect to each other and to the adults they work with.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 76 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 52 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.
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Windlesham Village Infant School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Lightwater Village Junior School 2.2 mi School remains Good
- Connaught Junior School 2.4 mi Outstanding
- Bagshot Infant School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bisley CofE Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published