St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School
Waverley Lane, Farnham, GU9 8BQ
433 pupils · 103% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 March 2025, published 3 April 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 15% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 55 | 43 | 125 | 52 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 54 | 135 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 62 | 140 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 41 | 38 | 98 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 51 | 117 | 57 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 49 | 107 | 51 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 57 | 106 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- South Farnham School 0.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Andrew's Church of England Infant School 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Highfield South Farnham School 1.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Potters Gate CofE Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- William Cobbett Primary School 2.4 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.