Shottermill Infant School
Lion Lane, Shottermill, Haslemere, GU27 1JZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Allum
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 124980
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01428642902
About this school
Shottermill Infant School is a community primary school in Haslemere. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 149 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shottermill Infant 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
Trends over time
How Shottermill Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 173 |
| 2023/24 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 161 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shottermill Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 8.7% | 149 | — |
| Shottermill Junior School | 67% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 251 | 0.1 miles |
| Camelsdale Primary School | 79% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 215 | 0.5 miles |
| St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School | 68% | 4.3% | 9.2% | 396 | 0.8 miles |
| Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School | 71% | 7% | 15.4% | 214 | 2.0 miles |
| Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 90% | 4% | 2.6% | 202 | 2.1 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)
- 8.7%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 7.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shottermill Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Camelsdale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Hindhead
-
Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Haslemere
Other schools in Haslemere
- Camelsdale Primary School Primary
- Fernhurst Primary School Primary
- Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Shottermill Junior School Primary
- St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Woolmer Hill School Secondary
- St Ives School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Shottermill Infant School teach?
- Shottermill Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Haslemere.
- Who is the headteacher of Shottermill Infant School?
- The headteacher of Shottermill Infant School is Mrs Elaine Allum, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shottermill Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shottermill Infant 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 Shottermill Infant School?
- Shottermill Infant School has 149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Shottermill Infant School full?
- Shottermill Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 149 on roll (83%), 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 Shottermill Infant School a faith school?
- No. Shottermill Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shottermill Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shottermill Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Shottermill Infant School's absence rate?
- Shottermill Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Shottermill Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Shottermill Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 30 June 2026.