Knaphill Infant School and Nursery
Chobham Road, Knaphill, Woking, GU21 2SX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SWAN TRUST
- Federation Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Harrison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 147428
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483473282
About this school
Knaphill Infant School and Nursery is a primary academy in Woking. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 178 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
Trends over time
How Knaphill Infant School and Nursery 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 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 252 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Knaphill Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 17.1% | 178 | — |
| Knaphill Junior School | 46% | 4.1% | 23.9% | 262 | 0.2 miles |
| St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School | 90% | 3% | 1.9% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| Brookwood Primary School | 53% | 5.5% | 14.9% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| St John's Primary School | 46% | 6.2% | 34.3% | 248 | 0.8 miles |
| Bisley CofE Primary School | 36% | 6.9% | 17.5% | 324 | 0.8 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)
- 17.12%
- English as an additional language
- 25.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 12.39%
Location
Nearby schools
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Knaphill Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Woking
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St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Woking
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Brookwood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Woking
-
St John's Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Woking
-
Bisley CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Woking
Other schools in Woking
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beaufort Primary School Primary
- Bisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadmere Primary Academy Primary
- Brookwood Primary School Primary
- Goldsworth Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Horsell CofE Junior School Primary
- Kingfield Primary School Primary
- Knaphill Junior School Primary
- Maybury Primary School Primary
- New Monument Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Knaphill Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Knaphill Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Woking.
- Who is the federation headteacher of Knaphill Infant School and Nursery?
- The federation headteacher of Knaphill Infant School and Nursery is Mrs Debbie Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Knaphill Infant School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Knaphill Infant School and Nursery, 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 Knaphill Infant School and Nursery?
- Knaphill Infant School and Nursery has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Knaphill Infant School and Nursery full?
- Knaphill Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 270 pupils and 178 on roll (66%), 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 Knaphill Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Knaphill Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Knaphill Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Knaphill Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Knaphill Infant School and Nursery?
- Knaphill Infant School and Nursery is part of THE SWAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Knaphill Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Knaphill Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Knaphill Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Knaphill Infant School and Nursery. 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 15 July 2026.