Tillingbourne Junior School
New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NB
This school is closed (it closed in September 2023).
It was replaced by Tillingbourne Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jo Oliver
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 125079
- Local authority
- Surrey
About this school
Tillingbourne Junior School was a community primary school in Guildford. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 360 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Tillingbourne Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 95 | 94 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - |
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 Tillingbourne Junior 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 | 68% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Tillingbourne Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 67% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 16.1% | 360 | — |
| Tillingbourne Junior School | 65% | 4.9% | 15.6% | 342 | 0.0 miles |
| Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School | — | 5.6% | 13.9% | 70 | 0.8 miles |
| Shalford Infant School | — | 2.9% | 11.7% | 90 | 1.0 miles |
| Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.1% | 7% | 113 | 1.6 miles |
| Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School | 73% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 368 | 1.6 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.1%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 14.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tillingbourne Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Shalford Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School1.6 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 Tillingbourne Junior School teach?
- Tillingbourne Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Guildford.
- Has Tillingbourne Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Tillingbourne Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Tillingbourne Junior School?
- Tillingbourne Junior School had 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Tillingbourne Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Tillingbourne Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tillingbourne Junior 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 September 2023.