Sayes Court School
About Sayes Court School
Sayes Court School is a state primary in Runnymede, Surrey, led by headteacher Caroline Renny. It sits within a local authority where the top-performing peers include South Farnham School, The Raleigh School, and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School. Among the 298 primary schools in Surrey, Sayes Court ranks 120th overall, placing it in the middle of the pack. In Runnymede specifically, it ranks 9th out of 17 primaries. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, with 111 applications for 30 places and 34 first-preference applications for those 30 spots, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 7. This suggests strong local demand, even if the school isn't among the very highest-ranked in the county. The nearest outstanding-rated primary is New Haw Community Junior School, about two kilometres away.
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- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
18 Oct 2022Source: Ofsted, 30 Nov 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:20
Breakfast club
07:30-08:30
Source: sayescourt.surrey.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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