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Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Junior School

Primary · Chertsey · KT16 0JY

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 23 April 2025

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At a glance

235 pupils · 98% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
15.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.ottershawcofeschools.surrey.sch.uk/
URN
146419

In figures

At its inspection on 23 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 3 (Children attending Ottershaw CofE Infant School at the time of application)
18.326 km (≈11.39 mi)

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

58 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers62.5%
Surrey average66.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Barnehurst Junior SchoolErith · 30 miles awayOutstanding60%
Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary SchoolRuislip · 15 miles awayGood (2016)41%
St Thomas Catholic Voluntary AcademyIlkeston · 116 miles awayGood70%
The Nettleham Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolNETTLEHAM, LINCOLN · 131 miles awayGood35%
Whitchurch Combined SchoolAylesbury · 39 miles awayGood77%
Widewell Primary AcademyPlymouth · 169 miles awayExpected standard63%
Gisburn Road Community Primary SchoolBarnoldswick · 190 miles awayGood67%
Bournehall Primary SchoolBushey · 21 miles awayGood77%
Stoke Lodge Primary SchoolBristol · 88 miles awayGood61%
How Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · 26 miles awayGood62%
Enfield Academy of New WalthamGrimsby · 151 miles awayGood50%
Chennestone Primary SchoolSunbury-on-Thames · 6 miles awayGood72%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 77% (Surrey 64%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 7% (Surrey 4%, England 4%) · Any other White background 5% (Surrey 9%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Surrey 2%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Surrey 4%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Surrey 1%, England 0%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Surrey: 2.93 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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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

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

72.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,279; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£10,408
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£245,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

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 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher35.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work40.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier85.3%62.3%
Social housing1.1%17.1%
Privately rented13.6%20.5%
Detached houses48.6%22.9%
Flats10.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms39.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.4%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
£527,500208 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£419,000–£652,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (73)£685,000
Semi-detached (67)£535,000
Terraced (43)£435,000
Flat (25)£249,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters 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
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
3an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an 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

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