Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 10 Jun 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 150588.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils | 169 |
| Girls | 73 |
| Boys | 96 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 20.1% |
| First language not English | 18.3% |
| School places2024/25 | 180 |
| Unfilled places | 6.1% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 32 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 14 |
| Average class size | 28 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 18 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 9 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 9.4 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 9.41 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 14.22 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 7 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 7 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 59 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 123 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 40 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 40 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 18 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 21.6% | 10.9% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 5.6% | 1% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 24.2% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 3.8% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 mi | Primary | Walsh CofE Junior School | Academy converter | Requires improvement Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Jun 2022. | |
| 0.3 mi | Secondary | Ash Manor School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 13 Dec 2012. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Jun 2016. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery | Voluntary controlled school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Sept 2023. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Shawfield Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Jul 2023. | |
| 0.8 mi | All-through | Alderwood School | Community school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 15 Oct 2024. | |
| 1.2 mi | Primary | St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School | Voluntary controlled school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 28 Feb 2023. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Park Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 8 May 2019. | |
| 1.4 mi | Primary | St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School | Voluntary controlled school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 18 Mar 2025. | |
| 1.5 mi | Primary | Stanhope Primary School | Free schools | Unrated Unrated. |
Walsh CofE Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 10 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Walsh CofE Infant School made 59 offers from 123 applications (2.1 per offer), and 40 of 40 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Walsh CofE Infant School has 169 pupils aged 5 to 7.
Walsh CofE Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.
At Walsh CofE Infant School, the average class had 28 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Walsh CofE Infant School missed 8.6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 21.6% 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.