Walsh CofE Junior School
Ash Street, Ash, GU12 6LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Pete Bailey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Sponsor
- The Good Shepherd Trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 150347
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252329525
About this school
Walsh CofE Junior School is a Church of England primary academy in Ash. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 223 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Walsh CofE Junior School (URN 125156).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 38% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 |
Trends over time
How Walsh CofE Junior 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 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walsh CofE Junior School compares
Walsh CofE Junior School ranked 204th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 25% | 8.4% | 35.9% | 223 | — |
| Walsh CofE Infant School | — | 8.1% | 21.4% | 169 | 0.0 miles |
| Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School | 77% | 5% | 20% | 305 | 0.5 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery | — | 6.8% | 13.3% | 174 | 0.7 miles |
| Shawfield Primary School | 54% | 5.2% | 27.2% | 196 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School | 46% | 5.5% | 24.9% | 359 | 1.2 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)
- 35.94%
- English as an additional language
- 17.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.43%
- Persistent absence
- 22.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Walsh CofE Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Ash
-
Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ash
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Farnham
-
Shawfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ash
-
St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Aldershot
Other schools in Ash
- Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Shawfield Primary School Primary
- Walsh CofE Infant School Primary
- Ash Manor School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Walsh CofE Junior School teach?
- Walsh CofE Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Ash.
- Who is the head teacher of Walsh CofE Junior School?
- The head teacher of Walsh CofE Junior School is Mr Pete Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Walsh CofE Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walsh CofE Junior 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 Walsh CofE Junior School?
- Walsh CofE Junior School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Walsh CofE Junior School full?
- Walsh CofE Junior School has capacity for 256 pupils and 223 on roll (87%), 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 Walsh CofE Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. Walsh CofE Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Guildford.
- Does Walsh CofE Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walsh CofE Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Walsh CofE Junior School?
- Walsh CofE Junior 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 SEN provision does Walsh CofE Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Walsh CofE Junior School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does Walsh CofE Junior School rank locally?
- Walsh CofE Junior School ranked 204th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walsh CofE Junior School's absence rate?
- Walsh CofE Junior School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walsh CofE Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walsh CofE Junior 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.