Best Schools in Staines-upon-Thames
Surrey · 4 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Staines-upon-Thames ranked
The Matthew Arnold School
A8
48.8
Parents
82%
The Magna Carta School
A8
44.7
Parents
63%
Stanwell Fields CofE Primary School
KS2 Read
66%
Parents
63%
Staines Preparatory School
Questions parents ask about schools in Staines-upon-Thames
How many schools are there in Staines-upon-Thames?
Staines-upon-Thames has 4 open schools: 1 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Staines-upon-Thames?
None of the 3 graded schools in Staines-upon-Thames currently holds an Outstanding rating. 3 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which secondary schools in Staines-upon-Thames get the best GCSE results?
Of the 2 schools in Staines-upon-Thames with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The Matthew Arnold School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.8 and 46% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Magna Carta School, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.7 and 42% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.
The Matthew Arnold SchoolThe Magna Carta School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Staines-upon-Thames?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Staines-upon-Thames selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
How close do you need to live to get into schools in Staines-upon-Thames?
It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Surrey published how far the last place offered went at this school: The Matthew Arnold School, 2.23 km for 2026 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.
Source: Surrey admissions booklets
How do I apply for a school place in Staines-upon-Thames?
Apply to Surrey through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.