North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Special / other · Walton-on-Thames · KT12 4QY
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 14 November 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
39 pupils · 65% of 60 capacity
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 66.7% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 3.4% of pupils
- SEN support
- 51.7% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 6.9% of pupils
- Website
- www.nessss.surrey.sch.uk
- URN
- 135891
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 15% moved to another state school
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 14 November 2023: Good
- 28 September 2021: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 20 September 2016: Yes - improving (good)
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.