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Shawfield Primary School

Community school · Ash · GU12 6SX

Ages 5–11 · 196 pupils · Surrey

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

6.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-03

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.5%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
184

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
107
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

196 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
196
Boys / girls
105 / 91
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
196 / 210 (93%)
Free school meals
22.4%
FSM pupils
44
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Stephen Corcoran

Location

Address
Winchester Road
Postcode
GU12 6SX
Town
Ash
County
Surrey
Local authority
Surrey
District
Guildford
Constituency
Godalming and Ash
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Ash, Surrey, 196 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 22.4%.

Open schools in Ash
5
Primary schools in Ash
4
Academies among open schools in Ash
40% (2)
Open schools in GU12
7
Primary in GU12
5
Open schools in Surrey LA
523
Primary in Surrey LA
298

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Community school · Primary

    Ash · GU12 6LX · Surrey

    Ages 2–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand2.47

    0.5 miles away

  • Walsh CofE Junior School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ash · GU12 6LT · Surrey

    Ages 7–11

    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM31.8%

    0.7 miles away

  • Walsh CofE Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ash · GU12 6LT · Surrey

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM20.1%
    • Demand0.62

    0.7 miles away

  • Free schools · Primary

    Aldershot · GU11 4GJ · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM10.2%

    1.3 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Aldershot · GU11 2HR · Hampshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM6.2%
    • Demand0.82

    1.6 miles away

  • Normandy Village School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy converter · Primary

    Guildford · GU3 2HS · Surrey

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM16.5%

    1.7 miles away

  • Holly Lodge Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ash Vale · GU12 5PX · Surrey

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM14.4%
    • Demand0.79

    1.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stephen Corcoran
Telephone
01252320379

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