Walsh CofE Infant School
Ash Street, Ash, GU12 6LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Pete Bailey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Sponsor
- The Good Shepherd Trust
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 150588
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252321426
About this school
Walsh CofE Infant School is a Church of England primary academy in Ash. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walsh CofE Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Walsh 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 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walsh CofE Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.1% | 21.4% | 169 | — |
| Walsh CofE Junior School | 25% | 8.4% | 35.9% | 223 | 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)
- 21.43%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.11%
- Persistent absence
- 19.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Walsh CofE Junior 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 Junior School Primary
- Ash Manor School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Walsh CofE Infant School teach?
- Walsh CofE Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Ash.
- Who is the headteacher of Walsh CofE Infant School?
- The headteacher of Walsh CofE Infant School is Mr Pete Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walsh CofE Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walsh 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 many pupils are at Walsh CofE Infant School?
- Walsh CofE Infant School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Walsh CofE Infant School full?
- Walsh CofE Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 169 on roll (94%), 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 Infant School a faith school?
- Yes. Walsh CofE Infant School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Guildford.
- Does Walsh CofE Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walsh CofE Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Walsh CofE Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Walsh 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 Walsh CofE Infant School's absence rate?
- Walsh CofE Infant School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Walsh 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 Walsh 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.