Shawfield Primary School
Winchester Road, Ash, GU12 6SX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Corcoran
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 125029
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252320379
About this school
Shawfield Primary School is a community primary school in Ash. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shawfield 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. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 55% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 69% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 62% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 76% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Shawfield 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shawfield Primary School compares
Shawfield Primary School ranked 178th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.2% | 27.2% | 196 | — |
| Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School | 77% | 5% | 20% | 305 | 0.5 miles |
| Walsh CofE Infant School | — | 8.1% | 21.4% | 169 | 0.7 miles |
| Walsh CofE Junior School | 25% | 8.4% | 35.9% | 223 | 0.7 miles |
| Stanhope Primary School | — | — | — | 59 | 1.3 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery | — | 6.8% | 13.3% | 174 | 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)
- 27.23%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ash
-
Walsh CofE Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Ash
-
Walsh CofE Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Ash
-
Stanhope Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Aldershot
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Farnham
Other schools in Ash
- Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Walsh CofE Infant School Primary
- Walsh CofE Junior School Primary
- Ash Manor School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Shawfield Primary School teach?
- Shawfield Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Ash.
- Who is the headteacher of Shawfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shawfield Primary School is Mr Stephen Corcoran, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shawfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shawfield 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 Shawfield Primary School?
- Shawfield Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Shawfield Primary School full?
- Shawfield Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), 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 Shawfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shawfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shawfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shawfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Shawfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shawfield Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Shawfield Primary School ranked 178th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shawfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Shawfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shawfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shawfield 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 30 June 2026.