William Cobbett Primary School
Weybourne Road, Farnham, GU9 9ER
This school is closed (it closed in June 2026).
It was replaced by William Cobbett Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Stear
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 511
- URN
- 125077
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
About this school
William Cobbett Primary School was a community primary school in Farnham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 511 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 March 2024, 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 54% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 71% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 66% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 65% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 William Cobbett 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 | 54% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 459 |
| 2023/24 | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 480 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How William Cobbett Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.3% | 14.4% | 511 | — |
| William Cobbett Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Badshot Lea Village Infant School | — | 5.2% | 13.5% | 147 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 88% | 3.3% | 8.4% | 487 | 0.8 miles |
| Hale Nursery & Primary Academy | 51% | 6.6% | 42.4% | 242 | 1.1 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School | — | 4.7% | 15.7% | 264 | 1.1 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)
- 14.38%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 14.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
William Cobbett Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Farnham
-
Badshot Lea Village Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Farnham
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Aldershot
-
Hale Nursery & Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Farnham
-
St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Aldershot
Other schools in Farnham
- All Saints CofE Aided Infant School Primary
- Badshot Lea Village Infant School Primary
- Bentley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crondall Primary School Primary
- Folly Hill Infant Academy Primary
- Hale Nursery & Primary Academy Primary
- Highfield South Farnham School Primary
- Potters Gate CofE Primary School Primary
- Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- South Farnham School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Infant School Primary
- St John's CofE Aided Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does William Cobbett Primary School teach?
- William Cobbett Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Farnham.
- Has William Cobbett Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected William Cobbett 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 William Cobbett Primary School?
- William Cobbett Primary School had 511 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have William Cobbett 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 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are William Cobbett Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, William Cobbett 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.