OFSTED
16 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
GLF SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
959
959 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
475
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
484
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.1 pts
below England
School
18.7%
Reigate and Banstead
13.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
below England
School
5.0%
Reigate and Banstead
11.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.8 pts
above England
School
2.8%
Reigate and Banstead
2.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.7%
726
Any other White background
5.6%
54
Unclassified
5.5%
53
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
33
White and Black Caribbean
2.1%
20
Pakistani
1.7%
16
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
27.6%
265 of
959 pupils
6.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.6 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
45.1
5.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.14 · 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
8.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.66 pts
higher than
England
School
8.88%
Reigate and Banstead
5.78%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.96 pts
higher than
England
School
22.78%
Reigate and Banstead
13.86%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.01%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.21 pts
higher than
England
School
5.01%
Reigate and Banstead
1.55%
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
71.0%
21.3 pts
below England
The Beacon School
71.0%
Reigate and Banstead
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.