OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
28 June 2022
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
363
345 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
167
46.0% of pupils
Male pupils
196
54.0% of pupils
2.2 pts
above England
School
27.0%
Reigate and Banstead
13.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
19.9 pts
above England
School
40.2%
Reigate and Banstead
11.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Reigate and Banstead
2.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
11.3%
41
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
30.9%
112 of
363 pupils
10.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
Reigate and Banstead
21.4%
SEN support
19.3%
70 pupils
England
14.8%
4.5 pts
above
EHC plans
11.6%
42 pupils
England
6.0%
5.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
60
Autistic spectrum disorder
19
Moderate learning difficulty
17
Social, emotional & mental health
13
No specialist assessment yet
1
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
4.77%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.45 pts
lower than
England
School
4.77%
Reigate and Banstead
5.78%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
14.83%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.99 pts
lower than
England
School
14.83%
Reigate and Banstead
13.86%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
0.58%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.22 pts
lower than
England
School
0.58%
Reigate and Banstead
1.55%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open
primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
78.9%
9.3 pts
below England
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
78.9%
Reigate and Banstead
91.9%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.