SCHOOL PROFILE

Sayes Court School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140860
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 October 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Surrey
Trust BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 237 218 full-time · 19 part-time
Female pupils 111 46.8% of pupils
Male pupils 126 53.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.8%
2.0 pts below England
School 22.8%
Runnymede 14.7%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.5%
3.8 pts below England
School 16.5%
Runnymede 12.9%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.8%
2.8 pts above England
School 3.8%
Runnymede 1.8%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
62.4%
148
Any other White background
8.0%
19
Indian
4.6%
11
African
3.4%
8
Pakistani
3.4%
8
Any other Asian background
3.0%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.1% 31 of 237 pupils
7.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.1%
Runnymede 22.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.3% 22 pupils
England 14.8% 5.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.8% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Speech, language & communication 9
No specialist assessment yet 5
Specific learning difficulty 3
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Runnymede 64.8%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Runnymede 80.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Runnymede 73.6%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Runnymede 76.4%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.91%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.31 pts lower than England
School 3.91%
Runnymede 5.93%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.19%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.63 pts lower than England
School 9.19%
Runnymede 15.68%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.62%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.18 pts lower than England
School 1.62%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

87.8% 0.4 pts below England
Sayes Court School
87.8%
Runnymede
91.9%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information