The Children's Trust School
The Children's Trust School is a non-maintained special school in Tadworth for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. It has 42 pupils and room for 49. About 0 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.
Tadworth Court, Tadworth, KT20 5RU01737 365810Miss Launa Randles head teacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 19 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2022 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
9 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 profound and multiple 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 profound and multiple learning difficulties provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Profound and multiple learning difficulty (42).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 42 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 42 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 12% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 18% | 14% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 2% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 98% | 90% | 88% | 92% | 95% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 83.6% 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 | 16.4% | 13.3% | 13.9% | 14.4% | 28.3% | 25.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 16.3% | 13.3% | 13.9% | 14.4% | 26.2% | 24.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 1.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 45.5% | 50.0% | 66.7% | 62.5% | 100.0% | 83.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 9 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Surrey Teaching Centre | Pupil referral unit | 0 m | 8 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Tadworth Primary School | Academy | 320 m | – | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Chinthurst School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 290 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres | Academy | 0.8 miles | 417 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 204 | Report card 2026 | 80 | Compare |
| Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery | Academy | 1.2 miles | 267 | Good 2024 | 50 | Compare |
| Aberdour Preparatory School | Independent | 1.2 miles | 302 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Beacon School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 959 | Requires improvement 2023 | 24 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Children's Trust School a good school?
The Children's Trust School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in September 2023.
What is The Children's Trust School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Children's Trust School outstanding at its last full inspection on 19 September 2023.
How many pupils does The Children's Trust School have?
42 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 49 places, so it is 86% full.
What is attendance like at The Children's Trust School?
Pupils were in school 83.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 45% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does The Children's Trust School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for profound and multiple learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does The Children's Trust 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
- Tadworth Court, Tadworth, KT20 5RU
- Telephone
- 01737 365810
- Head Teacher
- Miss Launa Randles
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 2-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 December 2004 (result of closure)
- URN
- 134902 · LAESTAB 9367069 · UKPRN 10017703
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.