St Francis Catholic Primary School

Tandridge · CR3 5ED

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 398 pupils, 9.5% FSM

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St Francis Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Whyteleafe Road, Caterham, CR3 5ED – View on map
Phone: 01883342005
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Patrick Doyle
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 34 families put it first for 46 places – 7 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 46 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2025 7 · 2026 7
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

398 pupils out of 420 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 38
% eligible for free school meals: 9.5%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Tandridge average)
English as an additional language: 24% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 30.7% a year (Tandridge 16.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 36% moved to another school, 64% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Surrey: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Surrey (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 18 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2021 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 75% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 18% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 9 percentage points above the Tandridge average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 70% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 70%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 89% · Writing 82% · Maths 85% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 85%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 107
Based on: 55 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolTandridge averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 9 percentage points above the Tandridge average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: 3rd of 20 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Audley Primary School81%
#2Woodlea Primary School76%
#3St Francis Catholic Primary School75%
=4Godstone Primary and Nursery School74%
=4Nutfield Church CofE Primary School74%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Audley Primary School81%
#2Woodlea Primary School76%
#3St Francis Catholic Primary School75%
=4Godstone Primary and Nursery School74%
=4Nutfield Church CofE Primary School74%
=6Dormansland Primary School72%
=6St Mary's CofE Primary School72%
=6Warlingham Village Primary School72%
#9Tatsfield Primary School70%
#10St Stephen's CofE Primary School68%
=11Lingfield Primary School64%
=11Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery64%
=11Whyteleafe Primary School64%
#14St John's CofE Aided Primary School63%
=15Bletchingley Village Primary School62%
=15Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery62%
#17Felbridge Primary School59%
#18Hamsey Green Primary57%
#19Burstow Primary School51%
#20Holland Junior School50%

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9th of 14 primary schools in Tandridge for Ofsted rating

#7Hamsey Green PrimaryGood
#8Nutfield Church CofE Primary SchoolGood
#9St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#10St John's CofE Aided Primary SchoolGood
#11St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Hillcroft Primary School & NurseryOutstanding
#2Audley Primary SchoolGood
#3Bletchingley Village Primary SchoolGood
#4Dormansland Primary SchoolGood
#5Felbridge Primary SchoolGood
#6Godstone Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#7Hamsey Green PrimaryGood
#8Nutfield Church CofE Primary SchoolGood
#9St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#10St John's CofE Aided Primary SchoolGood
#11St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#12St Peter and St Paul Church Primary SchoolGood
#13Whyteleafe Primary SchoolGood
#14Woodlea Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,946 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

19th of 20 primary schools in Tandridge for spending per pupil

#17Burstow Primary School£6,031
#18Hamsey Green Primary£5,982
#19St Francis Catholic Primary School£5,946
#20Woodlea Primary School£5,657

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Bletchingley Village Primary School£8,215
#2St Stephen's CofE Primary School£7,849
#3Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery£7,709
#4Lingfield Primary School£6,996
#5Whyteleafe Primary School£6,964
#6Dormansland Primary School£6,759
#7St Mary's CofE Primary School£6,709
#8St John's CofE Aided Primary School£6,501
#9St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School£6,441
#10Tatsfield Primary School£6,434
#11Godstone Primary and Nursery School£6,314
#12Audley Primary School£6,282
#13Warlingham Village Primary School£6,274
#14Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery£6,202
#15Nutfield Church CofE Primary School£6,195
#16Felbridge Primary School£6,061
#17Burstow Primary School£6,031
#18Hamsey Green Primary£5,982
#19St Francis Catholic Primary School£5,946
#20Woodlea Primary School£5,657

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