Farnham Common Junior School
Sherbourne Walk, Farnham Common, SL2 3TZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Masters
- Federation
- Farnham Common Village Schools
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 110265
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753642923
About this school
Farnham Common Junior School is a community primary school in Farnham Common. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 229 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Farnham Common Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 48 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 73% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 2% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 92% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 90% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 69% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Farnham Common Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Farnham Common Junior School compares
Farnham Common Junior School ranked 86th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.3% | 11.4% | 229 | — |
| Farnham Common Infant School | — | 5.3% | 9.5% | 165 | 0.2 miles |
| The Stoke Poges School | 67% | 6.3% | 13.9% | 423 | 1.4 miles |
| St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School | 21% | 6.9% | 32.3% | 256 | 1.8 miles |
| Dropmore Infant School | — | 4.1% | 1.9% | 64 | 1.9 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 17% | 470 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.35%
- English as an additional language
- 7.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.31%
- Persistent absence
- 10.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Farnham Common Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Slough
-
The Stoke Poges School1.4 miles
Primary · Slough
-
St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Farnham Royal
-
Dropmore Infant School1.9 miles
Primary · Burnham
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Slough
Common questions
- What ages does Farnham Common Junior School teach?
- Farnham Common Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Farnham Common.
- Who is the headteacher of Farnham Common Junior School?
- The headteacher of Farnham Common Junior School is Mr David Masters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Farnham Common Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Farnham Common Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Farnham Common Junior School?
- Farnham Common Junior School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Farnham Common Junior School full?
- Farnham Common Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 229 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Farnham Common Junior School a faith school?
- No. Farnham Common Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Farnham Common Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Farnham Common Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Farnham Common Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Farnham Common Junior School is part of the Farnham Common Village Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Farnham Common Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Farnham Common Junior School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Farnham Common Junior School ranked 86th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Farnham Common Junior School's absence rate?
- Farnham Common Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Farnham Common Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farnham Common Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.