St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Free Prae Road, Chertsey, KT16 8ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Trust
- XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carmel Martin
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Sponsor
- Xavier Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 435
- URN
- 143365
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932562251
About this school
St Anne's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary academy in Chertsey. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 435 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Anne's Catholic Primary 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 64 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 79% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 89% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 87% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 St Anne's Catholic Primary 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 | 67% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 429 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 430 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anne's Catholic Primary School compares
St Anne's Catholic Primary School ranked 60th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 435 | — |
| Stepgates Community School | 56% | 5.2% | 17% | 278 | 0.1 miles |
| Pyrcroft Grange Primary School | 71% | 4.9% | 28.7% | 250 | 0.7 miles |
| Meadowcroft Community Primary School | — | 7.3% | 33% | 135 | 0.9 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 58% | 6.4% | 28.4% | 409 | 1.2 miles |
| Darley Dene Primary School | 67% | 6.8% | 38.8% | 233 | 1.3 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)
- 8.6%
- English as an additional language
- 38.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 5.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stepgates Community School0.1 miles
Primary · Chertsey
-
Pyrcroft Grange Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chertsey
-
Meadowcroft Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chertsey
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Addlestone
-
Darley Dene Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Addlestone
Other schools in Chertsey
St Anne's Catholic Primary School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Chertsey.
- 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
- Stepgates Community School Primary
- Chertsey Nursery School Nursery
- Salesian School, Chertsey Secondary
- Meath School Special schools
- White Lodge Children's Centre Other types
Common questions
- What ages does St Anne's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chertsey.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anne's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Anne's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Carmel Martin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Anne's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anne's Catholic Primary 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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School?
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School has 435 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Anne's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 436 pupils and 435 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Anne's Catholic Primary School is designated Catholic, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
- Does St Anne's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Anne's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Anne's Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School is part of XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Anne's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Anne's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School ranked 60th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Anne's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anne's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anne's Catholic Primary 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 2 July 2026.