Primary school in Guildford, Surrey
Shalford Infant School
Shalford Infant School, Station Row, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 8BY
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- Places
- 90
- How full
- Full — 90 pupils against 90 places
- Girls / boys
- 46 / 44
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 4%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 12%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 8%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Guildford 017E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 59%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 8%
- Households owning their home
- 84%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Michelle Dutton
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Shalford
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- URN
- 146022
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillingbourne Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 65% | 1 mi |
| St Nicolas' Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.3 mi |
| Pewley Down Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | Outstanding 2024 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 73% | 1.3 mi |
| Sandfield Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 80% | 1.7 mi |
| Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | — | 1.7 mi |
| Bramley CofE Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.8 mi |
| Loseley Fields Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 62% | 2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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