Sayes Court School
Sayes Court Farm Drive, Addlestone, KT15 1NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Renny
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bourne Education Trust
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 140860
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932845093
About this school
Sayes Court School is a primary academy in Addlestone. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 237 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 63% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 77% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 83% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sayes Court 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 252 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sayes Court School compares
Sayes Court School ranked 94th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.9% | 21.1% | 237 | — |
| Darley Dene Primary School | 67% | 6.8% | 38.8% | 233 | 0.3 miles |
| Ongar Place Primary School | 59% | 6.9% | 33% | 203 | 0.4 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 58% | 6.4% | 28.4% | 409 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.3% | 8.7% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| Meadowcroft Community Primary School | — | 7.3% | 33% | 135 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.05%
- English as an additional language
- 30.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.91%
- Persistent absence
- 9.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Darley Dene Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Addlestone
-
Ongar Place Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Addlestone
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Addlestone
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Addlestone
-
Meadowcroft Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Chertsey
Other schools in Addlestone
Sayes Court School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Addlestone.
- Darley Dene Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- New Haw Community Junior School Primary
- Ongar Place Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- The Grange Community Infant School Primary
- Chertsey High School Secondary
- Fullbrook School Secondary
- Jubilee High School Secondary
- Philip Southcote School Academies
- St George's College Weybridge Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sayes Court School teach?
- Sayes Court School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Addlestone.
- Who is the headteacher of Sayes Court School?
- The headteacher of Sayes Court School is Mrs Caroline Renny, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sayes Court School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sayes Court 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 big is Sayes Court School?
- Sayes Court School has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Sayes Court School full?
- Sayes Court School has capacity for 270 pupils and 237 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sayes Court School a faith school?
- No. Sayes Court School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sayes Court School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sayes Court School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Sayes Court School?
- Sayes Court School is part of BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sayes Court School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sayes Court School rank locally?
- Sayes Court School ranked 94th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sayes Court School's absence rate?
- Sayes Court School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sayes Court School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sayes Court School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 3 July 2026.