Papillon House, Tadworth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Papillon House is a deeply caring school where children with autism thrive emotionally and academically. Staff use expert knowledge and patience to support pupils who struggle with emotions, helping them stay calm and ready to learn. The school offers a rich, personalised curriculum with therapy, sports, swimming, trips, and vocational opportunities that build pupils' independence, confidence and real-world skills.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and outstanding personal development due to high expectations and expert emotional support
- Highly inclusive approach with skilled staff who adapt resources and design personalised learning to help all pupils succeed
- Strong reading programme with pupils becoming fluent, confident readers who enjoy books
- Exceptional sixth-form provision with meaningful work experience, vocational activities, and life skills development
- Warm, nurturing relationships and therapeutic support that helps pupils overcome challenges and feel safe and secure
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers' checks on pupil understanding do not always identify misconceptions precisely enough, which can prevent some pupils from achieving their best
- Need to ensure assessment routinely informs adaptations to learning tasks
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong culture prioritising pupils' interests and safety.
Extracurricular Activities
Tennis, horse riding, gym membership, lunchtime sports clubs, swimming programme, trips to miniature steam railway and historical sites, voluntary work, food preparation and service in sixth form, work experience
Papillon House is a special school in Surrey where pupils with autism spectrum disorder are thriving in a deeply caring and ambitious environment. The school has maintained its Good overall effectiveness rating while achieving Outstanding grades in behaviour, personal development, leadership, and sixth-form provision.
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
42 pupils
42 capacity
0 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Tadworth
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Admissions Demand - Surrey
Places available
12,562
Applications
12,278
Got 1st preference
80.6%
Got preferred school
95.3%
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