South Camberley Primary and Nursery School
Frimley Road, Camberley, GU15 2QB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ENGAGE, ENRICH, EXCEL ACADEMIES
- Acting Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Nicky Wright
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Engage Enrich Excel Academies
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 609
- URN
- 145279
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0127663870
About this school
South Camberley Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Camberley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 609 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 87 | 77 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 74% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 83% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 81% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 74% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 South Camberley Primary and Nursery 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 | 56% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 621 |
| 2023/24 | 645 |
| 2024/25 | 639 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Camberley Primary and Nursery School compares
South Camberley Primary and Nursery School ranked 95th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% 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 | 69% | 5.3% | 19.2% | 609 | — |
| Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School | — | 7.7% | 26.7% | 205 | 0.9 miles |
| The Ferns Primary Academy | 55% | 7.7% | 40% | 87 | 0.9 miles |
| The Grove Primary Academy | 65% | 5.5% | 19.3% | 418 | 0.9 miles |
| Hawley Primary School | 59% | 4.3% | 10.8% | 310 | 1.0 miles |
| Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy | 62% | 5.3% | 21.4% | 308 | 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)
- 19.19%
- English as an additional language
- 50.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School0.9 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
The Ferns Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
The Grove Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Camberley
-
Hawley Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Camberley
-
Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Camberley
Other schools in Camberley
South Camberley Primary and Nursery School ranks 4th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Camberley.
- Cordwalles Junior School Primary
- Crawley Ridge Infant School Primary
- Crawley Ridge Junior School Primary
- Cross Farm Infant Academy Primary
- Frimley CofE School Primary
- Frogmore Infant School Primary
- Frogmore Junior School Primary
- Hawley Primary School Primary
- Heather Ridge Infant School Primary
- Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy Primary
- Lorraine Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does South Camberley Primary and Nursery School teach?
- South Camberley Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Camberley.
- Who is the acting executive headteacher of South Camberley Primary and Nursery School?
- The acting executive headteacher of South Camberley Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Nicky Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Camberley Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Camberley Primary and Nursery 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 South Camberley Primary and Nursery School?
- South Camberley Primary and Nursery School has 609 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is South Camberley Primary and Nursery School full?
- South Camberley Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 840 pupils and 609 on roll (73%), 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 South Camberley Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. South Camberley Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Camberley Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records South Camberley Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs South Camberley Primary and Nursery School?
- South Camberley Primary and Nursery School is part of ENGAGE, ENRICH, EXCEL ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have South Camberley Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Camberley Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- South Camberley Primary and Nursery School ranked 95th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Camberley Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- South Camberley Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Camberley Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Camberley Primary and Nursery 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 10 July 2026.