Busbridge Infant School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Godalming (Surrey).
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Jun 2025
Early years (EYFS)
Outstanding
Ofsted, Jun 2025
Attendance rate
97.0%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.5
▼ 1.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
1.7%
▼ 23pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
18.0%
▲ 3pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
96%
172 / 180 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
12.8%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Busbridge Infant School is a primary school located in Godalming, Surrey. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 7 and currently has 161 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 180. It is part of the SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Anna Chalk.
Key facts
- URN
- 149037
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ben Sanderson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Karen Visioli | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ben Reynolds | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Frances Coats | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Anna Chalk | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Julia Jagelman | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ben Sanderson | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Toby Blythen | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Natalie Sands | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Gayle Sheena Horobin | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Alison Bennett Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Louise Blackaby Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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