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Valley End CofE Infant School

Voluntary controlled school · Woking · GU24 8TB

Ages 5–7 · 153 pupils · Surrey

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.0%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
109

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2022/23 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

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

53

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

52

Total preferences (any rank)
156
Preferred offers (top 3)
58
Applications from outside LA
9
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill85%

153 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
153
Boys / girls
92 / 61
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
153 / 180 (85%)
Free school meals
5.2%
FSM pupils
8
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Guildford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Kate Harper-Cole

Location

Address
Higham's Lane, Valley End, Chobham
Postcode
GU24 8TB
Town
Woking
County
Surrey
Local authority
Surrey
District
Surrey Heath
Constituency
Surrey Heath
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 5–7, in Woking, Surrey, 153 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Guildford.

Open schools in Woking
42
Primary schools in Woking
26
Academies among open schools in Woking
71% (30)
Open schools in GU24
10
Primary in GU24
6
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.

Compare with theseAll in WokingNear GU24

  • Valley End CofE Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Woking · GU24 8TB · Surrey

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM3.7%
    • Demand1.02

    0.0 miles away

  • Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Woking · GU24 9JQ · Surrey

    Ages 2–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM12.3%
    • Demand1.03

    1.7 miles away

  • Windlesham Village Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Windlesham · GU20 6PB · Surrey

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM13.2%
    • Demand0.91

    1.7 miles away

  • Lightwater Village Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Lightwater · GU18 5TS · Surrey

    Ages 7–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM9.3%

    2.2 miles away

  • Connaught Junior School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    Bagshot · GU19 5JY · Surrey

    Ages 7–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM15.7%

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kate Harper-Cole

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