St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School

About St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School

St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Cranleigh, Surrey, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 208 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 72% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 4.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 41 first choices for 30 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 22.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.