Shere CofE Aided Infant School
Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Beattie
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Newlands CofE School Federation
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 53
- URN
- 125246
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483202198
About this school
Shere CofE Aided Infant School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Guildford. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 53 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
Trends over time
How Shere CofE Aided 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 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 62 |
| 2024/25 | 50 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shere CofE Aided Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.5% | 6% | 53 | — |
| Peaslake Free School | — | 5.3% | 0% | 23 | 2.0 miles |
| Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School | — | 5.6% | 13.9% | 70 | 2.8 miles |
| Clandon CofE Aided Primary School | 35% | 10.1% | 37.2% | 77 | 3.0 miles |
| Tillingbourne Junior School | 65% | 4.9% | 15.6% | 342 | 3.5 miles |
| Merrow Junior School | 62% | 4.6% | 17.6% | 209 | 3.6 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 3.49%
- Persistent absence
- 5.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Peaslake Free School2.0 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School2.8 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Clandon CofE Aided Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Tillingbourne Junior School3.5 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Merrow Junior School3.6 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 year groups does Shere CofE Aided Infant School teach?
- Shere CofE Aided Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Guildford.
- Who is the headteacher of Shere CofE Aided Infant School?
- The headteacher of Shere CofE Aided Infant School is Mrs Victoria Beattie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shere CofE Aided Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shere CofE Aided 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 Shere CofE Aided Infant School?
- Shere CofE Aided Infant School has 53 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Shere CofE Aided Infant School full?
- Shere CofE Aided Infant School has capacity for 90 pupils and 53 on roll (59%), 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 Shere CofE Aided Infant School a faith school?
- Yes. Shere CofE Aided Infant School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Guildford.
- Is Shere CofE Aided Infant School a selective school?
- No. Shere CofE Aided Infant School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Shere CofE Aided Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shere CofE Aided Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Shere CofE Aided Infant School?
- Shere CofE Aided Infant School is part of the Newlands CofE School Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Shere CofE Aided Infant School's absence rate?
- Shere CofE Aided Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Shere CofE Aided 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 Shere CofE Aided 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.