OFSTED
15 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
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
THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,311
1,311 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
629
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
682
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.3 pts
below England
School
24.5%
Elmbridge
10.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.0 pts
below England
School
15.3%
Elmbridge
9.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.3 pts
above England
School
3.3%
Elmbridge
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.3%
895
Any other White background
9.5%
125
Any other Asian background
3.7%
48
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
41
Any other ethnic group
2.7%
36
African
2.1%
28
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
18.5%
242 of
1,311 pupils
2.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.5 pts
above
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
42.3
3.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.67 · 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
9.50%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.29 pts
higher than
England
School
9.50%
Elmbridge
5.68%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.94 pts
higher than
England
School
26.75%
Elmbridge
11.99%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.19%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.39 pts
higher than
England
School
4.19%
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
104.9%
12.6 pts
above England
Three Rivers Academy
104.9%
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.