St Stephen's CofE Primary School

Tandridge · RH9 8HR

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 248 pupils, 17.2% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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St Stephen's CofE Primary School

General Information

Address: Hunters Chase, South Godstone, Godstone, RH9 8HR – View on map
Phone: 01342892219
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Blackburn
Age range: 2-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 33 families put it first for 29 places – 11 for every 10 places. 85% of them were offered a place. 3 of the 29 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 13 · 2025 9 · 2026 11
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

248 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 40
% eligible for free school meals: 17.2%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Tandridge average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.1% a year (Tandridge 16.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 33% moved to another school, 67% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, 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.

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: 4.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.1%
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

Resourced provision for Visual impairment 9 places · 10 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 8.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Vision impairment: 5 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 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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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card May 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2022). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 68% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 4% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Tandridge average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 69% against an expected 63%)
3-year average (expected standard): 69%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 93% · Writing 71% · Maths 89% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 89%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 107
Based on: 28 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↘ Falling Down 9 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Tandridge average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: 10th of 20 junior and primary schools in the area

=6Warlingham Village Primary School72%
#9Tatsfield Primary School70%
#10St Stephen's CofE Primary School68%
=11Lingfield Primary School64%
=11Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery64%

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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%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,849 (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.

2nd of 20 primary schools in Tandridge for spending per pupil

#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

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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

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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