Clifton Hill School
Clifton Hill School is a special academy in Caterham for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 86 pupils, 1 more than it has places for. About 35 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Chaldon Road, Caterham, CR3 5PN01883 347740clifton-hill.surrey.sch.ukMrs Lucy Wijsveld headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
9 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Clifton Hill School, the school this one replaced.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Surrey council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Surrey with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (36), Severe learning difficulty (36), language and communications needs (6), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (2), Physical disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 86 | 80 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 35% | 31% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 22% | 23% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 18.6% | 8.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 7.3% | 7.8% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 18.4% | 7.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.3% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 23.3% | 22.6% | 22.8% | 25.9% | 53.2% | 23.9% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Clifton Hill School, the school this one replaced in November 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery | Academy | 710 m | 462 | Outstanding 2023 | 84 | Compare |
| Essendene Lodge School | Independent | 940 m | 108 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Oakhyrst Grange School | Independent | 0.8 miles | 139 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 185 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| de Stafford School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 811 | Good 2024 | 39 | Compare |
| Caterham School | Independent (grammar) | 1.0 miles | 1,029 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Audley Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 211 | Good 2024 | 89 | Compare |
| Sunnydown School | Council | 1.0 miles | 91 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Clifton Hill School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Clifton Hill School yet.
How many pupils does Clifton Hill School have?
86 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 85 places, so it is 101% full.
What is attendance like at Clifton Hill School?
Pupils were in school 92.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 23% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Clifton Hill School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Clifton Hill School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Chaldon Road, Caterham, CR3 5PN
- Telephone
- 01883 347740
- Website
- www.clifton-hill.surrey.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Wijsveld
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Weydon Multi Academy Trust (18 schools)
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Portley & Queens Park
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 November 2024 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151007 · LAESTAB 9367049 · UKPRN 10095746
- Formerly
- Clifton Hill School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.