de Stafford School

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed

Burntwood Lane, Caterham, CR3 5YX

Headteacher · Mr Jeff Place

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 3 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils811Capacity 870

OfstedGoodInspected 12 June 2024

TrustGlf Schools

Free school meals26.5%

SEN provisionResourced provision

Good

Graded inspection on 12 June 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Surrey council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

150 of the 155 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered172

Applications429

First choice155

First-choice offers150

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).