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Community special school · Surrey

Sunnydown School

  • 11–16Ages
  • 91Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • BoysPupils
  • 125458URN

Portley House, 152 Whyteleafe Road, Caterham, CR3 5ED · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding

Inspection history

  1. 23 May 2023
    Graded inspection: Outstanding
  2. 20 October 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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.

School details

Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
125458 · 936/7014
Capacity
81 pupils · 91 on roll
Free school meals
29.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Portley House, 152 Whyteleafe Road, Caterham, CR3 5ED
Local authority
Surrey · Tandridge

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources