St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School
Church Road, Farnham Royal, SL2 3AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Shane Broderick
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 363
- Pupils on roll
- 256
- URN
- 110435
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753644471
About this school
St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Farnham Royal. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 256 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 40 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 48% | 21% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 73% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 55% | 42% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 78% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary 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 | 57% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 21% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 251 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School compares
St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School ranked 141st of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 21% | 6.9% | 32.3% | 256 | — |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 17% | 470 | 0.2 miles |
| Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School | 83% | 6.3% | 33.3% | 684 | 0.4 miles |
| Claycots School | 63% | 6% | 33.3% | 1,605 | 0.5 miles |
| Phoenix Infant Academy | — | 5% | 31.1% | 262 | 0.8 miles |
| The Godolphin Junior Academy | 83% | 4.4% | 40.9% | 413 | 0.9 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)
- 32.31%
- English as an additional language
- 11.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.87%
- Persistent absence
- 23.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Claycots School0.5 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Phoenix Infant Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Slough
-
The Godolphin Junior Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Slough
Other schools in Farnham Royal
- Dair House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School teach?
- St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Farnham Royal.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School is Mr Shane Broderick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary 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 St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School?
- St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School has 256 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School full?
- St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School has capacity for 363 pupils and 256 on roll (71%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 21% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School ranked 141st of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary 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.