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Knaphill Infant School and Nursery

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy

Chobham Road, Knaphill, Woking GU21 2SX · knaphill-lower.surrey.sch.uk · 01483 473282

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
178
66% of 270 places
Local authority
Surrey
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
15.8%
First language not English
23%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Surrey Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 41 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 64 (Places 67)64September 2023: 39 (Places 45)39September 2024: 45 (Places 48)45September 2025: 59 (Places 60)59September 2026: 38 (Places 41)38Places 41
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202641380.9100%
September 2025Sept 20256059198%
September 2024Sept 202448450.9100%
September 2023Sept 202345390.9100%
September 2022Sept 202267641100%

Ofsted

Knaphill Infant School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
11 Jun 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 125047), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125047)

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
86%
Replies
49
22% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲98% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly●78% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼37% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 27% who had a child bullied

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