Fetcham Village Infant School
School Lane, Fetcham, Leatherhead, KT22 9JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Sharp
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 124983
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372373502
About this school
Fetcham Village Infant School is a community primary school in Leatherhead. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fetcham Village 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Fetcham Village 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 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fetcham Village Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.3% | 6.8% | 178 | — |
| Oakfield Junior School | 73% | 4.4% | 10.3% | 255 | 0.1 miles |
| Eastwick Infant School | — | 4.3% | 15.7% | 180 | 0.8 miles |
| Eastwick Junior School | 64% | 5.7% | 14.7% | 284 | 0.8 miles |
| Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery | 61% | 5.2% | 39.7% | 350 | 1.3 miles |
| Great Bookham School | 96% | 5.9% | 22% | 335 | 1.3 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)
- 6.78%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.29%
- Persistent absence
- 4.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakfield Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
-
Eastwick Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
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Eastwick Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
-
Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
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Great Bookham School1.3 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
Other schools in Leatherhead
- Eastwick Infant School Primary
- Eastwick Junior School Primary
- Great Bookham School Primary
- Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery Primary
- Oakfield Junior School Primary
- Polesden Lacey Infant Academy Primary
- St Lawrence Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Raleigh School Primary
- The Royal Kent CofE Primary School Primary
- Howard of Effingham School Secondary
- St Andrew's Catholic School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Fetcham Village Infant School teach?
- Fetcham Village Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Leatherhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Fetcham Village Infant School?
- The headteacher of Fetcham Village Infant School is Mr Simon Sharp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fetcham Village Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fetcham Village 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 Fetcham Village Infant School?
- Fetcham Village Infant School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Fetcham Village Infant School full?
- Fetcham Village Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 178 on roll (99%), 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 Fetcham Village Infant School a faith school?
- No. Fetcham Village Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fetcham Village Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fetcham Village Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Fetcham Village Infant School's absence rate?
- Fetcham Village Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Fetcham Village 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 Fetcham Village 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.