Fernhurst Primary School
Haslemere Road, Fernhurst, Haslemere, GU27 3EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Thornton
- Sponsor
- University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- URN
- 141266
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01428653144
About this school
Fernhurst Primary School is a primary academy in Haslemere. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 121 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 67% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 22% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 67% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| 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 Fernhurst 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 | 44% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 145 |
| 2023/24 | 120 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fernhurst Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 13.6% | 121 | — |
| Camelsdale Primary School | 79% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 215 | 2.2 miles |
| Shottermill Infant School | — | 4.6% | 8.7% | 149 | 2.7 miles |
| Shottermill Junior School | 67% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 251 | 2.8 miles |
| St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School | 68% | 4.3% | 9.2% | 396 | 2.9 miles |
| Hollycombe Primary School | 35% | 7.3% | 4.7% | 103 | 3.3 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)
- 13.59%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 15.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Camelsdale Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Shottermill Infant School2.7 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Shottermill Junior School2.8 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Hollycombe Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Liphook
Other schools in Haslemere
- Camelsdale 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 Fernhurst Primary School teach?
- Fernhurst Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Haslemere.
- Who is the headteacher of Fernhurst Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fernhurst Primary School is Mrs Jennifer Thornton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fernhurst Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fernhurst 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 Fernhurst Primary School?
- Fernhurst Primary School has 121 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Fernhurst Primary School full?
- Fernhurst Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 121 on roll (58%), 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 Fernhurst Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fernhurst Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fernhurst Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fernhurst Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Fernhurst Primary School?
- Fernhurst Primary School is part of UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fernhurst Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Fernhurst Primary School's absence rate?
- Fernhurst Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fernhurst Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fernhurst 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 1 July 2026.