PrimaryOfsted: Requires Improvement

Latest inspection June 2022

Walsh CofE Junior School

Ash

Ash Street, GU12 6LT

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Requires Improvement

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Inspected June 2022

Requires Improvement

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Latest inspection · June 2022

Walsh CofE Junior School has recently converted to an academy under the Academies Act 2010. As a newly opened legal entity, the academy itself has not yet received a section 5 or section 8 inspection under the current URN.

Strengths

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  • The school is part of the Good Shepherd Trust
  • Transitioned to academy status to provide a new legal framework for the school
  • Maintains historical links to its predecessor through Ofsted's reporting records

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  • The inspection history of the predecessor school (URN 125156)
  • The timeline for the new academy’s first scheduled Ofsted inspection
  • Changes in governance or leadership since the conversion to an academy

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Leadership

The school is now an academy converter, a status which creates a new legal entity for the institution's management and oversight.

Inspection highlights

Academy converter status
New legal entity under the Academies Act 2010
Affiliated with The Good Shepherd Trust
Records of predecessor school performance remain available

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Performance & attendance

Achievement

KS2 expected standard

25%

KS2 higher standard

0%

Attendance

Attendance rate

91.6%

Absence rate

8.43%

Persistent absence

22.17%

Published by the Department for Education. · 2024-2025

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PhasePrimary
Age range4–11
Number on roll217
TownAsh
Local authoritySurrey
CountySurrey
Data year2024-2025
Last updatedJune 2026

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Last checked
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Data year
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Inspection date
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