Starhurst is a residential special school for up to 50 boys aged 11 to 16 who have behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. All have a statement of special educational needs. Many have additional needs such as autistic spectrum disorder or learning difficulties. Twelve students currently choose to be residential for different amounts of time during the week. The residential provision was inspected separately in June 2013. The majority of students are White British. Approximately two thirds of students are eligible for pupil premium funding (additional funding given by the government for students who are eligible for free school meals, students from service families and those in care), which is much higher than the national average. Nearly two thirds of the students join or leave the school at different stages of their school career. This is much higher than the national average. Some Key Stage 4 students attend college placements at Central Surrey and East Surrey Colleges. A few attend a range of local work experience placements or alternative provision at ‘STEPS’ run by The Surrey Care Trust.