Clifton Hill School
Special / other · Caterham · CR3 5PN
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 11 June 2019
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
86 pupils · 101% of 85 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 34.9% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 22.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 100% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- URN
- 151007
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 11 June 2019 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Special educational needs
Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Severe Learning Difficulty
- Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 55% (Surrey 70%, England 66%) · Any other White background 8% (Surrey 6%, England 4%) · Asian Indian 6% (Surrey 2%, England 2%) · Black African 6% (Surrey 2%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Surrey 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Surrey 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Surrey 2%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Surrey 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Surrey 0%, England 0%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Surrey 0%, England 0%)
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)
1.25 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
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
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
61.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 10 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 £62,199; 21.4% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 7/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 32% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 15.2% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 37.8% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 13.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 51% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 75.5% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 7.5% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 17% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 15.2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 26.7% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 17% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 18.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030848 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £459,000306 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £376,000–£599,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
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
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 2an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 14an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 5an 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