Community school · Surrey

Stepgates Community School

2–11Ages
278Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125122URN

Stepgates, CHERTSEY, KT16 8HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

1.6 above Surrey median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Surrey

123 applications for 29 places · 14th of 238 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.2applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Surrey median (2.6) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

123 applications · 29 places offered · 42 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 4.2; Surrey median median 2.6
2025 4.0; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 3.5; Surrey median median 2.7
2023 4.1; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 3.3; Surrey median median 2.6
2021 3.8; Surrey median median 2.7
2020 3.5; Surrey median median 2.7
2019 3.7; Surrey median median 2.7
2018 3.2; Surrey median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Surrey median median 2.7
2016 3.8; Surrey median median 2.8
2015 2.9; Surrey median median 2.9
2014 3.0; Surrey median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Surrey median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Surrey median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	123	4.2	42	1.45
Sep 2025	30	120	4.0	34	1.13
Sep 2024	29	100	3.5	34	1.17
Sep 2023	29	120	4.1	46	1.59
Sep 2022	30	99	3.3	29	0.97
Sep 2021	30	115	3.8	34	1.13
Sep 2020	30	105	3.5	34	1.13
Sep 2019	30	112	3.7	38	1.27
Sep 2018	30	97	3.2	30	1.00
Sep 2017	29	85	2.9	30	1.03
Sep 2016	30	113	3.8	38	1.27
Sep 2015	30	88	2.9	29	0.97
Sep 2014	27	80	3.0	23	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 59% · Maths 72% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%166th of 203 in Surrey

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Surrey 82% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Surrey 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Surrey 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Surrey 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Surrey 80% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Surrey 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Surrey median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	0%	107	102
2023/24	34%	6%	101	101
2022/23	29%	0%	101	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Stepgates Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Surrey

Good2024

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Pyrcroft Grange Primary School
1.4 km · Surrey

2026

7.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Meadowcroft Community Primary School
1.6 km · Surrey

2026

2.7applications per place
St Paul's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Surrey

Good2022

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Darley Dene Primary School
2.2 km · Surrey

Good2024

1.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sayes Court School
2.4 km · Surrey

Good2022

3.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Laleham CofE VA Primary School
2.6 km · Surrey

Remains Good · improving2023

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · Surrey

2026

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 125122 · 936/2946
Capacity: 210 pupils · 278 on roll
Free school meals: 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Stepgates, CHERTSEY, KT16 8HT
Local authority: Surrey · Runnymede

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources