Hale Nursery & Primary Academy
Upper Hale, Farnham, GU9 0LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Clare Freeman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Kite Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 146975
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252716729
About this school
Hale Nursery & Primary Academy is a primary academy in Farnham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 242 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 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 | 62 | 41 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 54% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 68% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 63% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Hale Nursery & Primary Academy 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 | 47% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 329 |
| 2023/24 | 289 |
| 2024/25 | 256 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hale Nursery & Primary Academy compares
Hale Nursery & Primary Academy ranked 190th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 6.6% | 42.4% | 242 | — |
| Folly Hill Infant Academy | — | 4.5% | 10.3% | 65 | 0.4 miles |
| William Cobbett Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.1 miles |
| Potters Gate CofE Primary School | 72% | 4.5% | 11.4% | 535 | 1.5 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Infant School | — | 4.8% | 15.3% | 90 | 1.5 miles |
| Wellington Community Primary School | 61% | 3.8% | 23% | 403 | 1.5 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)
- 42.36%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Folly Hill Infant Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Farnham
-
William Cobbett Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Farnham
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Potters Gate CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Farnham
-
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Farnham
-
Wellington Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Aldershot
Other schools in Farnham
Hale Nursery & Primary Academy ranks 10th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Farnham.
- All Saints CofE Aided Infant School Primary
- Badshot Lea Village Infant School Primary
- Bentley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crondall Primary School Primary
- Folly Hill Infant Academy Primary
- Highfield South Farnham School Primary
- Potters Gate CofE Primary School Primary
- Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- South Farnham School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Infant School Primary
- St John's CofE Aided Infant School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Aided Infant School, Frensham Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hale Nursery & Primary Academy teach?
- Hale Nursery & Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Farnham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hale Nursery & Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Hale Nursery & Primary Academy is Clare Freeman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hale Nursery & Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hale Nursery & Primary Academy, 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 Hale Nursery & Primary Academy?
- Hale Nursery & Primary Academy has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hale Nursery & Primary Academy full?
- Hale Nursery & Primary Academy has capacity for 500 pupils and 242 on roll (48%), 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 Hale Nursery & Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Hale Nursery & Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hale Nursery & Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hale Nursery & Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hale Nursery & Primary Academy?
- Hale Nursery & Primary Academy is part of THE KITE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hale Nursery & Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hale Nursery & Primary Academy rank locally?
- Hale Nursery & Primary Academy ranked 190th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hale Nursery & Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Hale Nursery & Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hale Nursery & Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hale Nursery & Primary Academy'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.