Academy converter · Surrey

de Stafford School

11–16Ages
811Pupils
SecondaryPhase
143808URN

Burntwood Lane, Caterham, CR3 5YX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Surrey median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Surrey

429 applications for 172 places · 36th of 57 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.3of 90

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

43rd of 56 in Surrey

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 June 2024Ofsted'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

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.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Year 7

close to Surrey median (2.7) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

429 applications · 172 places offered · 155 named it first

2026 2.5; Surrey median median 2.7
2025 2.6; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 2.8; Surrey median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 2.9; Surrey median median 2.7
2021 2.7; Surrey median median 2.3
2020 2.8; Surrey median median 2.5
2019 2.3; Surrey median median 2.3
2018 2.4; Surrey median median 2.4
2017 2.4; Surrey median median 2.4
2016 2.3; Surrey median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Surrey median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Surrey median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Surrey median

Dashed bars: as de Stafford School (URN 125308), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	172	429	2.5	155	0.90
Sep 2025	152	401	2.6	121	0.80
Sep 2024	167	462	2.8	135	0.81
Sep 2023	186	447	2.4	140	0.75
Sep 2022	179	513	2.9	143	0.80
Sep 2021	180	479	2.7	131	0.73
Sep 2020	174	485	2.8	147	0.84
Sep 2019	191	445	2.3	149	0.78
Sep 2018	176	424	2.4	151	0.86
Sep 2017	153	363	2.4	122	0.80
Sep 2016 *	141	330	2.3	115	0.82
Sep 2015 *	158	348	2.2	117	0.74
Sep 2014 *	155	410	2.7	148	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

160 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.343rd of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%49th of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 54% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

Surrey 73% England 66%

This school
Surrey median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.11

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	160	45.3	40%	71%	–
2024/25	139	42.7	34%	57%	–
2023/24	167	43.6	41%	65%	−0.11
2022/23	167	42.9	38%	62%	−0.43

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

de Stafford SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.5applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Coulsdon
2.2 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
Warlingham School
2.9 km · Surrey

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Riddlesdown Collegiate
3.6 km · Croydon

Outstanding2023

4.4applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
Merstham Park School
5.7 km · Surrey

2026

3.0applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Woodcote High School
5.7 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Thomas More Catholic School
6.2 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
The John Fisher School
6.8 km · Sutton

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 50.8Attainment 8
Oxted School
6.9 km · Surrey

2026

1.6applications per place 43.6Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143808 · 936/5408
Trust: GLF Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 870 pupils · 811 on roll
Free school meals: 26.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 December 2016
Replaced: de Stafford School (URN 125308)
Address: Burntwood Lane, Caterham, CR3 5YX
Local authority: Surrey · Tandridge

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