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Fetcham Village Infant School

Primary · Community school · Leatherhead, KT22 9JU

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Fetcham Village Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Feb 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils178
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Simon Sharp
Local authoritySurrey
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 124983.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.

MeasureThis school
Pupils178
Girls89
Boys89
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.6.2%
First language not English1.7%
School places2024/25180
Unfilled places1.1%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.15
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.3
Average class size29.7

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
84.8%
Other White
3.4%
White and Asian
2.8%
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
Indian
2.2%
White and Black African
1.7%
Gypsy/Roma
1.1%
Other mixed
1.1%
Pakistani
0.6%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20.3
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.9
Teachers (FTE)8.77
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.06
Support staff (FTE)10.64
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/258.5
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.51
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.111
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.48
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.48
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolSurreyEngland
Overall absence3.4%, better than England, better than Surrey4.7%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.5%, better than England, better than Surrey10.9%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Surrey1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Fetcham Village Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryOakfield Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryEastwick Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryEastwick Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miSecondaryTherfield SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miPrimaryLeatherhead Trinity School and NurseryVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.3 miPrimaryGreat Bookham SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.4 miPrimaryPolesden Lacey Infant AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.4 miNot applicableThe Yehudi Menuhin SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
1.4 miNot applicableSt John's SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
1.6 miNot applicableLittle Downsend LeatherheadOther independent school
Unrated

Frequently asked questions about Fetcham Village Infant School

What is Fetcham Village Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Fetcham Village Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 4 Feb 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Fetcham Village Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Fetcham Village Infant School made 51 offers from 111 applications (2.2 per offer), and 48 of 48 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Fetcham Village Infant School?

Fetcham Village Infant School has 178 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Fetcham Village Infant School?

Fetcham Village Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Fetcham Village Infant School?

At Fetcham Village Infant School, the average class had 29.7 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.3 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Fetcham Village Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Fetcham Village Infant School missed 3.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 5% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.