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St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School, Cranleigh

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Ages 4–11

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Cranleigh, part of Xavier Catholic Education Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 102nd-highest of the 210 schools in Surrey with published results, and 5,291st of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School in detail

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "At St Cuthbert Mayne, our mission of 'Everyone Belonging, Aiming High, Growing in Faith' is at the heart of everything we do. We want every child to feel happy, safe and valued, knowing that they truly belong to our school family."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, running and choir.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 9am, an open day on Friday 6 November 2026 at 8.30am, an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 11am and an open day on Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Surrey

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 86% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 89 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School are Cranleigh Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, 42% reading, 42% maths); Park Mead Primary (0.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 69% maths); Ewhurst CofE Aided Primary School (1.9 miles, Requires improvement); and Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School (3.8 miles, Good, 96% reading, 96% maths).

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Cranleigh Church of England Primary SchoolPark Mead PrimaryEwhurst CofE Aided Primary SchoolWonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School

The trust

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School is one of 23 schools run by Xavier Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 23 schools in Xavier Catholic Education Trust

Who goes there

8.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Staffing

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Nicholas Avenue (s-bound), 90 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 45 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Amy O'Donovan
Pupils:208
LA:Surrey
Phone:01483274961
Address:St Nicolas Avenue, Cranleigh, GU6 7AQ
Trust:XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (23 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 10 January 2023View full report
URN:146573
UKPRN:10081687
Diocese:Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
Constituency:Godalming and Ash
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

8.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths-14ppWriting+4pp

Reading has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 93% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 79% to 83% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.5

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

6

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Surrey's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

St Nicholas Avenue (S-bound)
93m · 2 min walk
New Park Road (adj)
93m · 2 min walk
Summerlands (NW-bound)
288m · 5 min walk
Cranleigh Hospital (opp)
335m · 5 min walk
Parkhouse Cottages (adj)
378m · 6 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
19
Fatal
1
Serious
3
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 15 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

208 pupils

210 places

2 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Cranleigh

High pressure
New homes approved:259
Projected new pupils:65

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cranleigh

Across Surrey council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

13,004

Applications

11,426

Got 1st preference

89.8%

Got preferred school

98.7%

All primary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(2)

10 January 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
3 June 2009
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

28

SEN Support

10

EHC Plans

18.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication15
Social, Emotional & Mental Health8
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Autistic Spectrum Disorder4
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
79.8%
Asian
2.4%
Black
0.5%
Mixed
5.8%
Chinese
0.5%
Unclassified
1.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals8.2%
English as Additional Language15.9%

208

Total Pupils

107

Boys

101

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

13

Teachers

16.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,115

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,245

Per pupil

£1184k

Total funding

£30k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£32,368
EAL funding£12,312
Lump sum£153,698

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.2%

Overall absence

8.3%

Persistent absence

180

Enrolments

Authorised3.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
Persistent (10%+)8.3%
Severe (50%+)0.6%

Absence trend

2.6%
18/19
1.8%
20/21
5.5%
21/22
5.2%
22/23
5.9%
23/24
4.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School

What are SATs results like at St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School?

Of the pupils at St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.

What is St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2009 it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School?

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School?

Classes at St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School average 29.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School?

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School has around 208 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School?

4.2% of sessions were missed at St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 8.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 15 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School?

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School is at St Nicolas Avenue, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 7AQ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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