Stepgates Community School

General Information

Address: Stepgates, CHERTSEY, KT16 8HT
Phone: 01932563022
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Tara Ford
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 278
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 52
% eligible for free school meals: 20.1%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 5.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 19.9%
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

SEN Unit

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

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SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 39.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 12.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 72 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 20 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 24 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

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Ranked #11 of 13 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#9St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#10St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#11Stepgates Community SchoolGood
#12Thorpe Lea Primary SchoolGood
#13St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolRequires improvement

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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.

#1Pyrcroft Grange Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Darley Dene Primary SchoolGood
#3Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#4Hythe Primary SchoolGood
#5Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary SchoolGood
#6Manorcroft Primary SchoolGood
#7Meadowcroft Community Primary SchoolGood
#8Sayes Court SchoolGood
#9St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#10St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#11Stepgates Community SchoolGood
#12Thorpe Lea Primary SchoolGood
#13St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,064 (2024-25)

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Ranked #3 of 15 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1Meadowcroft Community Primary School£9,018
#2Ongar Place Primary School£8,136
#3Stepgates Community School£8,064
#4Darley Dene Primary School£7,921
#5Pyrcroft Grange Primary School£7,916

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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.

#1Meadowcroft Community Primary School£9,018
#2Ongar Place Primary School£8,136
#3Stepgates Community School£8,064
#4Darley Dene Primary School£7,921
#5Pyrcroft Grange Primary School£7,916
#6Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School£7,886
#7Hythe Primary School£7,620
#8Thorpe CofE Aided Primary School£7,170
#9St Paul's CofE Primary School£6,413
#10Thorpe Lea Primary School£6,404
#11Sayes Court School£6,158
#12Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,087
#13St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School£5,879
#14Manorcroft Primary School£5,863
#15St Anne's Catholic Primary School£5,651

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