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de Stafford School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Burntwood Lane, Caterham CR3 5YX · destafford.org.uk · 01883 347818
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 5.57 mi
- 8.97 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 811
- 93% of 870 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.5%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Glf Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 5.57 mi (8.97 km) from the school. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 155 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 172 | 155 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 152 | 121 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 135 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 186 | 140 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 143 | 0.8 | 94% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.57 mi8.97 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.7, and 33.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.78 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125308)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 46.7 | +7.2 |
| Further education | 38.9 | −9.4 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
de Stafford School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (176 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 176
- 21% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 51 parents (29%) with SEND