Milford School
Church Road, Milford, Godalming, GU8 5JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sara Cox
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 125014
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483422087
About this school
Milford School is a foundation primary school in Godalming. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 116 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Milford 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
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 Milford 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 175 |
| 2023/24 | 163 |
| 2024/25 | 147 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Milford School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 15.7% | 116 | — |
| St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary | 36% | 6.2% | 32.9% | 209 | 1.0 miles |
| The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School | 63% | 5.4% | 14% | 304 | 1.2 miles |
| Witley CofE Controlled Infant School | — | 4.2% | 1.1% | 76 | 1.5 miles |
| Moss Lane School | — | 5% | 7.1% | 155 | 1.8 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 216 | 1.9 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)
- 15.65%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 8.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary1.0 miles
Primary · Godalming
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The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Godalming
-
Witley CofE Controlled Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Godalming
-
Moss Lane School1.8 miles
Primary · Godalming
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St Edmund's Catholic Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Godalming
Other schools in Godalming
- Busbridge CofE Aided Junior School Primary
- Busbridge Infant School Primary
- Farncombe Church of England Infant School Primary
- Godalming Junior School Primary
- Loseley Fields Primary School Primary
- Moss Lane School Primary
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St James CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School Primary
- Witley CofE Controlled Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Milford School teach?
- Milford School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Godalming.
- Who is the headteacher of Milford School?
- The headteacher of Milford School is Miss Sara Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Milford School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Milford 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 Milford School?
- Milford School has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Milford School full?
- Milford School has capacity for 180 pupils and 116 on roll (64%), 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 Milford School a faith school?
- No. Milford School has no designated religious character.
- Does Milford School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Milford School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Milford School's absence rate?
- Milford School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Milford 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 Milford 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.