Camelsdale Primary School
School Road, Camelsdale, Haslemere, GU27 3RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Palmer
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 125821
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01428642177
About this school
Camelsdale Primary School is a community primary school in Haslemere. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 215 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 April 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 | 32 | 32 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 69% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 78% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 78% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| 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 Camelsdale 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 | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 214 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Camelsdale Primary School compares
Camelsdale Primary School ranked 14th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 215 | — |
| Shottermill Infant School | — | 4.6% | 8.7% | 149 | 0.5 miles |
| Shottermill Junior School | 67% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 251 | 0.6 miles |
| St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School | 68% | 4.3% | 9.2% | 396 | 1.2 miles |
| Fernhurst Primary School | — | 5.5% | 13.6% | 121 | 2.2 miles |
| Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School | 71% | 7% | 15.4% | 214 | 2.3 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)
- 3.29%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.57%
- Persistent absence
- 4.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shottermill Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Shottermill Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Fernhurst Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Hindhead
Other schools in Haslemere
- Fernhurst Primary School Primary
- Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Shottermill Infant School Primary
- Shottermill Junior School Primary
- St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Woolmer Hill School Secondary
- St Ives School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Camelsdale Primary School teach?
- Camelsdale Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Haslemere.
- Who is the headteacher of Camelsdale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Camelsdale Primary School is Mrs Sarah Palmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Camelsdale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Camelsdale 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 big is Camelsdale Primary School?
- Camelsdale Primary School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Camelsdale Primary School full?
- Camelsdale Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 215 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Camelsdale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Camelsdale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Camelsdale Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Camelsdale Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Camelsdale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Camelsdale Primary School rank locally?
- Camelsdale Primary School ranked 14th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Camelsdale Primary School's absence rate?
- Camelsdale Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Camelsdale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Camelsdale 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.