Maypole School, Sunbury-on-Thames

Special
Other independent special school
Mixed
Ages 519

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Adrienne Cherrywood
Pupils:27 / 27 capacity
LA:Surrey
Phone:07955286016
Address:Green Street, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6QE
Status:open
Opened:21 August 2023

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 6 months ago
-

Overall

Inspected 25 March 2026View full report
URN:149884
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Spelthorne
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

The school creates a safe, welcoming environment where pupils with significant educational gaps and emotional needs feel confident and secure. Staff are highly trained and skilled at building positive relationships rapidly with vulnerable learners. The school demonstrates thoughtful leadership that understands pupils' individual needs and provides tailored support.

Key Strengths

  • Leadership is generally effective with strong expertise and careful consideration for staff recruitment
  • Existing on-site pupils feel safe, secure and develop positive relationships with staff quickly
  • Robust safeguarding procedures with comprehensive staff training and strong external agency partnerships
  • Well-maintained on-site premises with effective health and safety systems
  • Thorough individual risk assessments tailored to pupils' specific needs

Areas for Improvement

  • Proposed fully remote education at multiple unknown locations cannot be properly risk assessed or monitored
  • Cannot guarantee pupils accessing off-site education will receive the same level of safeguarding support as on-site pupils
  • Unknown future premises may not meet standards for medical facilities, toilets and welfare provisions
  • Lack of centralized oversight and control over diverse off-site learning locations raises welfare concerns

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective for on-site pupils with comprehensive training, clear reporting procedures and strong partnership working, but cannot be guaranteed for proposed off-site remote learners at undetermined locations.

Extracurricular Activities

Horse riding, trampolining, off-site trips

Maypole School is unlikely to meet independent school standards if its proposed material change to increase pupil numbers through fully remote off-site education is approved. While current on-site provision is effective, the planned expansion raises significant safety and welfare concerns.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Sunbury Rail Station (rear entrance)
290m · 5 min walk
Kempton Park Rail Station (entrance)
787m · 13 min walk
Upper Halliford Rail Station (entrance)
887m · 14 min walk

Bus Stops

St Ignatius Church (o/s)
39m · 1 min walk
Nursery Road (opp)
216m · 4 min walk
Ravens Court (opp)
229m · 4 min walk
Green Street (N-bound)
318m · 5 min walk
St Paul's School (o/s)
332m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

100%

Over capacity

27 pupils

27 capacity

0 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Sunbury-on-Thames

Low pressure
New homes approved:423
Projected new pupils:76

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sunbury-on-Thames

Admissions Demand - Surrey

Low demand0.98x oversubscription

Places available

12,562

Applications

12,278

Got 1st preference

80.6%

Got preferred school

95.3%

Secondary admissions across Surrey (2025/26)

Inspection History(3)

25 March 2026
18 June 2024
6 July 2023

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