OFSTED
22 February 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
886
886 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
439
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
447
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.4 pts
below England
School
19.4%
Runnymede
14.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.0 pts
below England
School
18.3%
Runnymede
12.9%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Runnymede
1.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.2%
551
Any other White background
7.4%
66
Indian
6.2%
55
Any other Asian background
3.8%
34
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
25
African
2.6%
23
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
18.3%
162 of
886 pupils
2.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.4 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
46.2
7.0 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.03 · 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
7.00%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.79 pts
higher than
England
School
7.00%
Runnymede
5.93%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.86 pts
higher than
England
School
17.67%
Runnymede
15.68%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.16%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.35 pts
higher than
England
School
4.16%
Runnymede
1.66%
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
98.4%
6.1 pts
above England
Chertsey High School
98.4%
Runnymede
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.