Onslow Infant School
Powell Close, Onslow Village, Guildford, GU2 7DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Ms Katherine Donlon
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 153
- URN
- 125067
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483532726
About this school
Onslow Infant School is a community primary school in Guildford. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 153 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Onslow 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Onslow 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 151 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Onslow Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 6.6% | 153 | — |
| Queen Eleanor's Church of England School | 56% | 4.4% | 10.5% | 323 | 0.4 miles |
| Guildford Grove Primary School | 52% | 6.6% | 38.2% | 339 | 0.7 miles |
| St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School | — | — | — | 81 | 1.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 78% | 4.2% | 7.5% | 717 | 1.2 miles |
| Sandfield Primary School | 80% | 4.5% | 20.4% | 209 | 1.4 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)
- 6.62%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 14.66%
Location
Nearby schools
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Queen Eleanor's Church of England School0.4 miles
Primary · Guildford
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Guildford Grove Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Guildford
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St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Guildford
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Guildford
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Sandfield Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Guildford
Other schools in Guildford
- Boxgrove Primary School Primary
- Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Burpham Primary School Primary
- Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School Primary
- Clandon CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Cranleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Guildford Grove Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School Primary
- Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School Primary
- Merrow Junior School Primary
- Normandy Village School Primary
- Northmead Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Onslow Infant School teach?
- Onslow Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Guildford.
- Who is the head teacher of Onslow Infant School?
- The head teacher of Onslow Infant School is Ms Katherine Donlon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Onslow Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Onslow 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 Onslow Infant School?
- Onslow Infant School has 153 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Onslow Infant School full?
- Onslow Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 153 on roll (85%), 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 Onslow Infant School a faith school?
- No. Onslow Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Onslow Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Onslow Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Onslow Infant School's absence rate?
- Onslow Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Onslow 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 Onslow 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.