OFSTED
18 October 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
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
711
711 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
362
50.9% of pupils
Male pupils
349
49.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.6 pts
above England
School
28.4%
Reigate and Banstead
13.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.5 pts
below England
School
10.8%
Reigate and Banstead
11.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
7.0 pts
above England
School
8.0%
Reigate and Banstead
2.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
65.8%
468
Any other White background
5.1%
36
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
31
Indian
3.5%
25
Pakistani
3.1%
22
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
21
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
17.7%
126 of
711 pupils
3.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.5 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
45.0
5.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.08 · 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
8.12%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.90 pts
higher than
England
School
8.12%
Reigate and Banstead
5.78%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.89 pts
higher than
England
School
23.71%
Reigate and Banstead
13.86%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.64 pts
higher than
England
School
2.44%
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
79.0%
13.3 pts
below England
Merstham Park School
79.0%
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.