Schools in Waverley
51 state-funded schools, 17,632 pupils. 96% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 10 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Waverley?
Waverley has 51 state-funded schools teaching 17,632 pupils. 38 primary, 7 secondary, 5 special.
What percentage of schools in Waverley are Good or Outstanding?
96% of the 50 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Waverley are rated Good or Outstanding: 10 Outstanding and 38 Good. 0 require improvement and 2 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Waverley are rated Outstanding?
10 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Waverley: South Farnham School, Highfield South Farnham School, St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School, Busbridge Infant School, The Abbey School, The Ridgeway School, and 4 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- South Farnham SchoolPrimary847Outstanding 2024
- Highfield South Farnham SchoolPrimary487Outstanding 2024
- St Polycarp's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary419Outstanding 2025
- Busbridge Infant SchoolPrimary161Outstanding 2025
- The Abbey SchoolSpecial157Outstanding 2024
- The Ridgeway SchoolSpecial114Outstanding 2013
- Bramley CofE Infant School and NurseryPrimary111Outstanding 2019
- The Wharf Nursery SchoolNursery92Outstanding 2023
- St Joseph's Specialist TrustSpecial73Outstanding 2023
- Folly Hill Infant AcademyPrimary68Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 38 | 38 | 97.4% |
| Secondary | 7 | 6 | 100% |
| Special | 5 | 5 | 80% |
| Nursery | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Waverley
Showing 20 of 51 schools.
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Weydon School | Secondary | 1,666 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
All Hallows Catholic School | Secondary | 1,514 | Outstanding2014 | OfstedWebsite | |
Farnham Heath End | Secondary | 1,077 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woolmer Hill School | Secondary | 887 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rodborough | Secondary | 880 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
South Farnham School | Primary | 847 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Glebelands School Grade inherited from previous URN 125259 | Secondary | 758 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Broadwater School Grade inherited from previous URN 125249 | Secondary | 721 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Potters Gate CofE Primary School | Primary | 542 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Highfield South Farnham School | Primary | 487 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
William Cobbett Primary School | Primary | 480 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Waverley Abbey CofE Junior School | Primary | 472 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Park Mead Primary | Primary | 421 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 419 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 414 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 413 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Loseley Fields Primary School | Primary | 380 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School | Primary | 292 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hale Nursery & Primary Academy | Primary | 256 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Shottermill Junior School | Primary | 243 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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