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Busbridge Infant School
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMr Darren Heatley
corporate_fareSOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
location_onGodalming, GU7 1PJ
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Ofsted
Inadequate
Inspected 2025
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Students
162
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Demand Ratio
1.2x
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Busbridge Infant School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Godalming, serving ages 2-7. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time.
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School Summary
Busbridge Infant School is an academy sponsor led in Godalming, Surrey, admitting pupils aged 2-7. It is part of SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The school has approximately 161 pupils on roll, of whom 2% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.
The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
Ofsted History
Publication Timeline
Report ArchiveInspection Report
Inspection Report
Inspection History
3 EvaluationsAcademy First Section 5 EIF
Not Judged
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Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
Education
Outstanding
Behaviour
Outstanding
Development
Outstanding
Leadership
Outstanding
S5 Inspection EIF
Inadequate
Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour
Good
Development
Requires improvement
Leadership
Inadequate
None EIF
Outstanding
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Outstanding
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