St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
The Drive, Godalming, GU7 1PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Higgins
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Sponsor
- Xavier Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 216
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 148510
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483414497
About this school
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Godalming. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 21 February 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 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 81% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 6% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 94% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 81% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 St Edmund's Catholic 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Edmund's Catholic Primary School compares
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School ranked 15th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 216 | — |
| Busbridge CofE Aided Junior School | 80% | 3% | 5.8% | 240 | 0.1 miles |
| Busbridge Infant School | — | 3% | 2.5% | 172 | 0.2 miles |
| Moss Lane School | — | 5% | 7.1% | 155 | 0.7 miles |
| Godalming Junior School | 67% | 3% | 12.6% | 240 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary | 36% | 6.2% | 32.9% | 209 | 1.3 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)
- 4.74%
- English as an additional language
- 13.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 6.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Busbridge CofE Aided Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Godalming
-
Busbridge Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Godalming
-
Moss Lane School0.7 miles
Primary · Godalming
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Godalming Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Godalming
-
St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary1.3 miles
Primary · Godalming
Other schools in Godalming
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Godalming.
- Busbridge CofE Aided Junior School Primary
- Busbridge Infant School Primary
- Farncombe Church of England Infant School Primary
- Godalming Junior School Primary
- Loseley Fields Primary School Primary
- Milford School Primary
- Moss Lane School Primary
- St James CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School Primary
- Witley CofE Controlled Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Edmund's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Godalming.
- Who is the headteacher of St Edmund's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Higgins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Edmund's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Edmund's Catholic 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 many pupils are at St Edmund's Catholic Primary School?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Edmund's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 216 pupils and 216 on roll (100%), 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 St Edmund's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
- Does St Edmund's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Edmund's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Edmund's Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is part of XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Edmund's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School ranked 15th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Edmund's Catholic 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 10 July 2026.