Prior Heath Infant School
Prior Road, Camberley, GU15 1DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsey Chivers
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 125028
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0127625546
About this school
Prior Heath Infant School is a community primary school in Camberley. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 178 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Prior Heath 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 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prior Heath Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 2.8% | 178 | — |
| Crawley Ridge Infant School | — | 4.4% | 5.8% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| Crawley Ridge Junior School | 52% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 234 | 0.7 miles |
| Ravenscote Junior School | 67% | 3.5% | 7.1% | 617 | 0.7 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 3.9% | 7.9% | 435 | 0.9 miles |
| Heather Ridge Infant School | — | 4.1% | 7.1% | 184 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 21 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.78%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 5.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crawley Ridge Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Camberley
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Crawley Ridge Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Camberley
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Ravenscote Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Camberley
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Camberley
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Heather Ridge Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Camberley
Other schools in Camberley
- Cordwalles Junior School Primary
- Crawley Ridge Infant School Primary
- Crawley Ridge Junior School Primary
- Cross Farm Infant Academy Primary
- Frimley CofE School Primary
- Frogmore Infant School Primary
- Frogmore Junior School Primary
- Hawley Primary School Primary
- Heather Ridge Infant School Primary
- Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy Primary
- Lorraine Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Prior Heath Infant School teach?
- Prior Heath Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Camberley.
- Who is the headteacher of Prior Heath Infant School?
- The headteacher of Prior Heath Infant School is Mrs Lindsey Chivers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Prior Heath Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prior Heath 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 big is Prior Heath Infant School?
- Prior Heath Infant School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Prior Heath Infant School full?
- Prior Heath 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 Prior Heath Infant School a faith school?
- No. Prior Heath Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Prior Heath Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Prior Heath Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Prior Heath Infant School's absence rate?
- Prior Heath Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Prior Heath 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 Prior Heath 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.