OFSTED
15 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
GORDON'S SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
988
988 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
448
45.3% of pupils
Male pupils
540
54.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.8 pts
below England
School
3.0%
Surrey Heath
13.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.8 pts
below England
School
14.5%
Surrey Heath
15.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Surrey Heath
1.7%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
58.2%
575
Any other Asian background
12.8%
126
White and Asian
4.9%
48
Any other White background
4.4%
43
Indian
4.3%
42
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
33
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
9.2%
91 of
988 pupils
11.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.3 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
63.6
24.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.02 · 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
4.65%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.57 pts
lower than
England
School
4.65%
Surrey Heath
7.09%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.24 pts
lower than
England
School
8.58%
Surrey Heath
15.70%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.90%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.90 pts
lower than
England
School
0.90%
Surrey Heath
2.91%
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
125.1%
32.7 pts
above England
Gordon's School
125.1%
Surrey Heath
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.