de Stafford School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Caterham, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.57 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
de Stafford School is a secondary school in Caterham, Surrey for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
de Stafford School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 5.57 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 5.57 miles away, the 5th longest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.04 miles).
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 155 first-choice applications for 172 offers; 150 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 98 of the 429 applications (23%) came from families living outside Surrey, and 8 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 34% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Surrey.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Burntwood Lane, Caterham, CR3 5YX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 811 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “The school offers a welcoming environment for pupils.”
- “They behave well with each other and staff.”
- “Classrooms, corridors and outside spaces are orderly.”
To improve
- “Overall attendance is below the national average, but is rising.”
- “Two years ago, the school identified that too few pupils were going on to take GCSE subjects making up the English Baccalaureate.”
- “However, this is not always the case.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.7 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 155 first-preference applications, 172 offers in total, 150 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Warlingham School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Merstham Park School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Oxted School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Carrington School 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bede's School 4.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Beacon School 5.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Reigate School 6.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Glyn School 8.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published