Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Chertsey, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.70 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant School is a primary school in Chertsey, Surrey for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.70 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.61 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.78 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.70 miles away, the 38th longest of 113 Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That distance has held steady: the 2026 Reception figure was about the same as in 2025 and in 2024.
- For Reception 2026 there were 56 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 53 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 7.2% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.8% across the 8 nearest primary 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
- Fletcher Close, Ottershaw, Chertsey, KT16 0JT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this welcoming and nurturing school.”
- “Close relationships and care are at the heart of everything.”
- “The inclusive culture in this school is palpable.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, teachers need some further support to ensure that activity choices in lessons match the curricular aims well enough.”
- “However, in a few subjects, the school has not set out precisely enough the key knowledge that pupils should remember.”
- “This makes it difficult for teachers to know exactly what content to prioritise in these lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 October 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 56 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Junior School 0.1 mi Not judged
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ongar Place Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- New Haw Community Junior School 1.0 mi Outstanding
- The Grange Community Infant School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meadowcroft Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sayes Court School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published