Special school in Chertsey, Surrey
Meath School
Brox Road, Ottershaw, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0LF
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Exam results
Special schools serve pupils whose needs the standard measures were not designed to describe, so results are not shown or ranked here.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- Places
- 75
- How full
- Nearly full — 72 of 75 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 26 / 46
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 8%
England 5.8%
England 14.7% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 18%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- With an EHC plan
- 97%
- On SEN support
- 3%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Runnymede 008D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 36%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 85%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 9%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Majella Delaney
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Ottershaw
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- URN
- 125478
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest special schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Community School HampshireOther independent special school | No grade | — | 3.2 mi |
| Egham Park School LtdOther independent special school | No grade | — | 4.8 mi |
| Freemantles SchoolCommunity special school | Outstanding 2023 | — | 5 mi |
| Ashley Park SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 5.2 mi |
| Heathermount SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 5.9 mi |
| Fernways SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 5.9 mi |
| Maypole SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 6.1 mi |
| Knowl Hill SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 6.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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