St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

About St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 56 applications for just 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.87. Of those, 31 put it as their first preference, and 29 first-preference offers were made. That level of demand suggests the school has a strong reputation in the community, even though its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated overall effectiveness as Requires Improvement. The school is a Roman Catholic state primary for mixed pupils aged 5 to 11, located in Runnymede, Surrey, and currently has 206 pupils on roll, just under its capacity of 210. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 10.7 per cent, which is slightly below the national average for primary schools.

Academically, the picture is mixed. The 2022 Ofsted report gave the quality of education a Requires Improvement rating, and early years provision was also judged Requires Improvement. However, personal development and behaviour and attitudes were both rated Good, which suggests the school is strong on pastoral care and pupil conduct. The previous inspection, back in 2008, had rated the school Outstanding across the board, so the current rating represents a significant drop. In terms of key stage 2 outcomes, the school's results are not provided in the data, but the local authority average for Surrey primary schools is 66 per cent of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Without the school's own figure, it is hard to say how it compares, but the Ofsted judgement indicates there is work to be done on academic delivery.

The school offers a solid range of facilities, including a sensory room, gymnasium, library, playing fields, forest school, sports hall, outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, athletics, swimming, netball, tennis and cross country, and there are clubs such as book club, choir, gardening and art club. For families with children who have special educational needs, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Given the oversubscription, families applying should be prepared for a competitive process, particularly if they are not from the Catholic faith community, as faith schools often prioritise church attendance. This school would suit families who value a faith-based primary with strong pastoral care and a wide range of extracurricular activities, and who are comfortable with a school that is actively working on improving its academic outcomes.

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