Meath School
Special / other · Chertsey · KT16 0LF
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 6 June 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
72 pupils · 96% of 75 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 15.3% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 2.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 97.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.meathschool.org.uk
- URN
- 125478
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 6 June 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Special educational needs
Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 61% (Surrey 70%, England 66%) · Any other Mixed background 12% (Surrey 3%, England 3%) · Any other White background 7% (Surrey 6%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 6% (Surrey 2%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 4% (Surrey 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Surrey 1%, England 2%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
5.48 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, special schools: 12.32 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Surrey: 13.19 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Inspection history since 2015
- 6 June 2023: Outstanding
- 11 December 2019: Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools
- 3 March 2016: Yes - improving (outstanding)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 35.6% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 14.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 40.4% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 13.2% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 49.6% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 85.3% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 1.1% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 13.6% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 48.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 10.2% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 39.8% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 8.4% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030680 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £532,500180 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £395,000–£685,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 3an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 13an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 3an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted