Valley End CofE Infant School
Higham's Lane, Valley End, Woking, GU24 8TB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Harper-Cole
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Sponsor
- The Good Shepherd Trust
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 163
- URN
- 149458
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01276858299
About this school
Valley End CofE Infant School is a Church of England primary academy in Woking. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 163 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Valley End CofE Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 161 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Valley End CofE Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 3.1% | 163 | — |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 68% | 4.1% | 12.2% | 451 | 1.7 miles |
| Windlesham Village Infant School | — | 4.5% | 6.8% | 68 | 1.7 miles |
| St Lawrence CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 191 | 1.7 miles |
| Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.5% | 6.1% | 199 | 1.9 miles |
| Lightwater Village Junior School | 66% | 5.4% | 8.2% | 183 | 2.2 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)
- 3.11%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 4.93%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Woking
-
Windlesham Village Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Windlesham
-
St Lawrence CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Woking
-
Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery1.9 miles
Primary · Lightwater
-
Lightwater Village Junior School2.2 miles
Primary · Lightwater
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 Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Knaphill Junior School Primary
- Maybury Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Valley End CofE Infant School teach?
- Valley End CofE Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Woking.
- Who is the headteacher of Valley End CofE Infant School?
- The headteacher of Valley End CofE Infant School is Mrs Kate Harper-Cole, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Valley End CofE Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Valley End CofE Infant 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 Valley End CofE Infant School?
- Valley End CofE Infant School has 163 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Valley End CofE Infant School full?
- Valley End CofE Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 163 on roll (91%), 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 Valley End CofE Infant School a faith school?
- Yes. Valley End CofE Infant School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Guildford.
- Does Valley End CofE Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Valley End CofE Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Valley End CofE Infant School?
- Valley End CofE Infant School is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Valley End CofE Infant School's absence rate?
- Valley End CofE Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Valley End CofE Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Valley End CofE Infant School. 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 10 July 2026.