OFSTED
26 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 December 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
19 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
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Local authority
Surrey
Trust
THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,471
1,471 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
712
48.4% of pupils
Male pupils
759
51.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.3 pts
below England
School
9.5%
Guildford
10.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.8 pts
below England
School
4.5%
Guildford
12.9%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.0 pts
above England
School
4.0%
Guildford
3.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.0%
1,133
Any other White background
10.6%
156
White and Asian
2.4%
35
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
32
Any other Asian background
1.4%
20
Indian
1.3%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.7%
245 of
1,471 pupils
4.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
57.1
17.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.24 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.29 pts
higher than
England
School
6.51%
Guildford
6.06%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.88%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.06 pts
higher than
England
School
16.88%
Guildford
14.72%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.28 pts
higher than
England
School
2.09%
Guildford
2.00%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.6%
4.3 pts
above England
Howard of Effingham School
96.6%
Guildford
99.4%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.