Send CofE Primary School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 3 to 11
Ofsted: Good

Send Barns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7BSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Send CofE Primary School is a primary school in Woking for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 512 schools in Surrey. It ranks 20th of 20 primary schools in Woking. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2019.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 18 June 2019, report published 15 July 2019

Overall effectiveness
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 November 2024

Pupils enjoy coming to this inclusive school. They know they must be 'ready, respectful and safe'. Pupils benefit from the school's high ambitions and expectations. They enjoy learning new things and are eager to share their knowledge. Pupils now achieve much better than they did, as they now remember more of what they have been taught. Pupils behave well. The school is a happy place to be. Pupils enjoy attending and are motivated to learn. They have warm, mutually respectful relationships with everyone in the school. Staff help pupils to recognise their emotions so that they can manage them successfully. Pupils show consideration towards each other. A sense of kindness and care permeates the school. This leads to social times being harmonious because pupils take care of each other and their environment. Pupils benefit from a wide range of opportunities to take on responsibility and support each other. This helps them to develop empathy for others. For example, 'eco warriors' educate other pupils on the importance of sustainability. Pupils enjoy giving back to the school community. The school ensures that pupils who lack confidence with sports have a chance to take part in events. These include the local Panathlon, where they play games such as boccia and polybat.

What the school should improve

  • In some subjects, teachers do not check well enough what pupils know and remember. This means that gaps in pupils' learning, and any misconceptions pupils may have, are not routinely identified and addressed as swiftly as they should. The school needs to ensure that teachers check what pupils know and remember across all subjects and use this to inform future learning.
  • The school has not yet fully established systems of checking how successfully pupils remember key knowledge in a few subjects. Consequently, teachers do not always have the strategies to check pupils' understanding, so there are gaps in pupils' knowledge in these subjects. The school should ensure that there are effective systems in place for checking how well pupils are remembering the most important knowledge and teachers are confident using them.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

56 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths55%

55%, 7 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths2%

2%, 6 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score104

104, 2 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

369 pupils on roll, with places for 450

Eligible for free school meals11.7%

11.7%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language6.5%

6.5%, 15.1 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support11.1%

11.1%, 3.7 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.3%

4.3%, 1.7 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Send CofE Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Ripley Court School2 milesNo Ofsted inspectionNot published
Kingfield Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good73% met the expected standard
Burpham Primary School2 milesOfsted: Outstanding80% met the expected standard
Westfield Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good56% met the expected standard
Clandon CofE Aided Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good35% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Voluntary aided school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mrs Marianne McDonnell
Address
Send Barns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7BS
Local authority
Surrey
URN
125218

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.