SCHOOL PROFILE

Heathside Walton-on-Thames

Secondary Free schools URN 143669
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 900 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

20 May 2025
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 Free schools
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Surrey
Trust EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 661 661 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 344 52.0% of pupils
Male pupils 317 48.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.5%
2.3 pts below England
School 22.5%
Elmbridge 10.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.8%
10.5 pts below England
School 9.8%
Elmbridge 9.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

7.6%
6.6 pts above England
School 7.6%
Elmbridge 1.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
71.1%
470
Any other White background
9.1%
60
Any other Mixed background
4.8%
32
Any other Asian background
2.7%
18
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
16
White and Asian
2.3%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.7% 104 of 661 pupils
5.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.7%
Elmbridge 18.7%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.1% 60 pupils
England 14.8% 5.7 pts below
EHC plans 6.7% 44 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 31
Social, emotional & mental health 29
Speech, language & communication 26
Specific learning difficulty 6
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Other difficulty or disability 2

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.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.29%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.08 pts higher than England
School 6.29%
Elmbridge 5.68%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.98%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.17 pts higher than England
School 15.98%
Elmbridge 11.99%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.23%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.57 pts lower than England
School 1.23%
Elmbridge 2.04%
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

73.4% 18.9 pts below England
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
73.4%
Elmbridge
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information