Secondary
Sunnydown School
Portley House, 152 Whyteleafe Road, Caterham, CR3 5ED
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 91 of 81 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2023
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
14%
21.8
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 21.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 1.74 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 29% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 14% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 28% |
| 22/23 | 13% |
| 23/24 | 13% |
| 24/25 | 14% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -1.05 |
| 22/23 | -0.44 |
| 23/24 | -0.31 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 24.6 |
| 22/23 | 22.0 |
| 23/24 | 27.1 |
| 24/25 | 21.8 |
Portley House, 152 Whyteleafe Road, Caterham, CR3 5ED
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Surrey admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- R Woolley
- Address
- Portley House, 152 Whyteleafe Road, Caterham, CR3 5ED
- Telephone
- 01883342281