Meath School
Brox Road, Ottershaw, Chertsey, KT16 0LF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Majella Delaney
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- URN
- 125478
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932872302
About this school
Meath School is a special school in Chertsey. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 72 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meath School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Meath School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 6 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report12 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.81%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 8.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
White Lodge Children's Centre1.3 miles
Other types · Chertsey
-
Sir William Perkins's School1.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Philip Southcote School2.2 miles
Academies · Addlestone
-
St George's College Weybridge2.4 miles
Independent schools · Addlestone
-
Greenfield School2.9 miles
Independent schools · Woking
Other schools in Chertsey
- Chertsey Nursery School Nursery
- Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Meadowcroft Community Primary School Primary
- Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant School Primary
- Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Junior School Primary
- Pyrcroft Grange Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stepgates Community School Primary
- Salesian School, Chertsey Secondary
- White Lodge Children's Centre Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Meath School teach?
- Meath School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Chertsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Meath School?
- The headteacher of Meath School is Ms Majella Delaney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meath School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meath School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Meath School?
- Meath School has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Meath School full?
- Meath School has capacity for 75 pupils and 72 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Meath School a faith school?
- No. Meath School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Meath School have?
- The schools register lists Meath School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Meath School's absence rate?
- Meath School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Meath School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Meath School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.