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Stepgates Community School

Community school · CHERTSEY · KT16 8HT

Ages 2–11 · 278 pupils · Surrey

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

34%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

1.17 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-20

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)34%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.4%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
201

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.17 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
100
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

278 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
278
Boys / girls
148 / 130
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
278 / 210 (132%)
Free school meals
20.1%
FSM pupils
52
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Tara Ford

Location

Address
Stepgates
Postcode
KT16 8HT
Town
CHERTSEY
County
Surrey
Local authority
Surrey
District
Runnymede
Constituency
Runnymede and Weybridge
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
24 on roll / 29 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in CHERTSEY, Surrey, 278 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 20.1%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in CHERTSEY
11
Primary schools in CHERTSEY
7
Academies among open schools in CHERTSEY
45% (5)
Open schools in KT16
12
Primary in KT16
7
Open schools in Surrey LA
523
Primary in Surrey LA
298

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM9.7%
    • Demand1.10

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    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM27.0%
    • Demand2.33

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    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM26.2%
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  • Laleham CofE VA Primary School

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    • KS273%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM7.9%
    • Demand1.12

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  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    • KS285%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM9.2%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Tara Ford
Telephone
01932563022
Website
http://www.stepgatesschool.co.uk

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