OFSTED
6 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
15 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
72
72 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
26
36.1% of pupils
Male pupils
46
63.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.5 pts
below England
School
15.3%
Runnymede
14.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.6 pts
below England
School
9.7%
Runnymede
12.9%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Runnymede
1.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
61.1%
44
Any other Mixed background
12.5%
9
Any other White background
6.9%
5
White and Asian
5.6%
4
Indian
4.2%
3
Any other Asian background
2.8%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
72 of
72 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.97 pts
lower than
England
School
5.25%
Runnymede
5.93%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.11%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.71 pts
lower than
England
School
8.11%
Runnymede
15.68%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Runnymede
1.66%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.0%
16.2 pts
above England
Meath School
96.0%
Runnymede
77.7%
South East
79.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.