Meath School
Meath School is a non-maintained special school in Chertsey for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 72 pupils and room for 75. About 15 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
Brox Road, Ottershaw, Chertsey, KT16 0LF01932 872302meathschool.org.ukMs Majella Delaney headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 6 June 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 12 December 2019 | Ungraded | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next |
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 speech, language and communication.
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 speech, language and communication provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (64), Autistic spectrum disorder (5), Other difficulty or disability (1), emotional and mental health (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 72 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 66 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 15% | 12% | 14% | 17% | 20% | 24% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 10% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 3% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 97% | 97% | 99% | 96% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.8% 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 | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5.1% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 4.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 8.1% | 12.1% | 15.9% | 7.4% | 5.1% | 12.1% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Junior School | Academy | 320 m | 235 | No overall grade 2025 | 78 | Compare |
| Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant School | Academy | 490 m | 208 | No overall grade 2024 | 71 | Compare |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 218 | Report card 2026 | 81 | Compare |
| Ongar Place Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 203 | Not inspected | 20 | Compare |
| New Haw Community Junior School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 333 | Outstanding 2023 | 96 | Compare |
| The Grange Community Infant School | Council | 1.2 miles | 200 | Report card 2025 | 1 | Compare |
| Jubilee High School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 690 | Good 2024 | 32 | Compare |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 409 | Good 2022 | 22 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Meath School a good school?
Meath School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in June 2023.
What is Meath School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Meath School outstanding at its last full inspection on 6 June 2023.
How many pupils does Meath School have?
72 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 75 places, so it is 96% full.
What is attendance like at Meath School?
Pupils were in school 94.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 8% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Meath School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Brox Road, Ottershaw, Chertsey, KT16 0LF
- Telephone
- 01932 872302
- Website
- www.meathschool.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Majella Delaney
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Ottershaw
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 125478 · LAESTAB 9367063 · UKPRN 10040604
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- 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.