St Joseph's Specialist Trust
St Joseph's Specialist Trust is a non-maintained special school in Cranleigh for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 86 pupils, 9 more than it has places for. About 40 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
Amlets Lane, Cranleigh, GU6 7DH01483 272449st-josephscranleigh.surrey.sch.ukMrs Annie Sutton executive principalAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 1 March 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
10 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
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, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, 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 (73), language and communications needs (13).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 86 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 77 | 71 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 37% | 32% | 32% | 29% | 29% | 30% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 15% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 4% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.2% 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 | 9.8% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 10.7% | 13.1% | 8.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.3% | 6.4% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 11.3% | 4.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.6% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 4.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 24.1% | 18.6% | 38.8% | 32.7% | 43.8% | 13.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.6 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 11 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2016/17 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Education | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranleigh School | Independent | 0.8 miles | 862 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Park Mead Primary | Foundation | 0.8 miles | 423 | No overall grade 2024 | 71 | Compare |
| St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 208 | Good 2023 | 83 | Compare |
| Glebelands School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 762 | Good 2023 | 82 | Compare |
| Cranleigh Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 182 | Inadequate 2022 | 0 | Compare |
| Ewhurst CofE Aided Primary School | Church of England | 1.5 miles | 46 | No overall grade 2025 | 75 | Compare |
| Duke of Kent School | Independent | 1.9 miles | 303 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hurtwood House School | Independent | 2.5 miles | 293 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Joseph's Specialist Trust a good school?
St Joseph's Specialist Trust doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in March 2023.
What is St Joseph's Specialist Trust's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Joseph's Specialist Trust outstanding at its last full inspection on 1 March 2023.
How many pupils does St Joseph's Specialist Trust have?
86 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 77 places, so it is 112% full.
What is attendance like at St Joseph's Specialist Trust?
Pupils were in school 90.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 24% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does St Joseph's Specialist Trust have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does St Joseph's Specialist Trust 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
- Amlets Lane, Cranleigh, GU6 7DH
- Telephone
- 01483 272449
- Website
- www.st-josephscranleigh.surrey.sch.uk
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Annie Sutton
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Cranleigh East
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 125456 · LAESTAB 9367011 · UKPRN 10017065
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- 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.