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St Stephen's CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey

Hunters Chase, Godstone, RH9 8HR

Website 01342892219

61

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.3%

13.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

248

Capacity used

Over capacity

118%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

28 of 28 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

63

Total applications

2.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2828● 100%
2nd preference120● 0%
3rd preference151● 7%
4th preference80● 0%
Total632946%

1st preference success by year

71%
2020
100%
2021
67%
2022
96%
2023
79%
2024
100%
2025

Surrey lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Amanda Blackburn
Address
Hunters Chase, South Godstone, Godstone, RH9 8HR
Phone
01342892219
Local authority
Surrey
Ward / constituency
Godstone · East Surrey
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
144939

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals17%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support6%——
53% boys (131)47% girls (117)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

248 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    06 May 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsStrong standard
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 22

    15 June 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 183 pupils

Attendance

95.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

13.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

3%
20/21
12%
21/22
14%
22/23
11%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths61%——
Higher standard13%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard68%
+6% vs England
Higher standard4%
-4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard93%
+18% vs England
Higher standard39%
+6% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard71%
-1% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard89%
+15% vs England
Higher standard36%
+10% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard89%
+16% vs England
Higher standard39%
+9% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard89%
+7% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

812019772023612024682025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)68%61%
Higher standard4%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.