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Schools in Surrey

  • 402State-funded schools
  • 301Primary
  • 58Secondary
  • 31Special
  • South EastRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
81%
2 pts below England (84%)
11,986 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
90%
3 pts below England (92%)
11,426 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
2.7
0.4 above England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Surrey
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
81%got their first choice
2 pts below England (84%)

11,986 applicants · 3.8% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 81%; England 84%
  2. 2025 81%; England 84%
  3. 2024 83%; England 83%
  4. 2023 81%; England 83%
  5. 2022 81%; England 83%
  6. 2021 80%; England 81%
  7. 2020 81%; England 82%
  8. 2019 81%; England 81%
  9. 2018 84%; England 82%
  10. 2017 83%; England 83%
  11. 2016 84%; England 84%
  12. 2015 82%; England 84%
  13. 2014 82%; England 85%
  • Surrey
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 202611,98681.3%94.1%3.8%
Sep 202512,27880.6%93.2%4.7%
Sep 202412,24183.1%94.2%4.1%
Sep 202312,81581.3%93.4%4.9%
Sep 202212,74981.4%93.2%4.8%
Sep 202112,31080.4%92.5%5.1%
Sep 202012,03181.4%93.3%4.9%
Sep 201912,42781.1%92.1%5.9%
Sep 201812,18983.6%93.3%5.3%
Sep 201711,36583.5%93.6%4.9%
Sep 201611,15484.3%94.4%4.2%
Sep 201510,92782.1%92.9%5.7%
Sep 201410,85381.6%92.8%5.7%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
90%got their first choice
3 pts below England (92%)

11,426 applicants · 1.3% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 90%; England 92%
  2. 2025 88%; England 93%
  3. 2024 90%; England 93%
  4. 2023 89%; England 92%
  5. 2022 89%; England 92%
  6. 2021 89%; England 92%
  7. 2020 86%; England 90%
  8. 2019 87%; England 91%
  9. 2018 86%; England 91%
  10. 2017 86%; England 90%
  11. 2016 82%; England 88%
  12. 2015 82%; England 88%
  13. 2014 81%; England 88%
  • Surrey
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 202611,42689.8%98.1%1.3%
Sep 202512,00488.4%97.6%1.7%
Sep 202411,56490.0%98.4%1.2%
Sep 202312,12589.2%97.7%1.8%
Sep 202212,29888.7%97.7%1.8%
Sep 202112,20889.4%98.1%1.5%
Sep 202012,81385.7%96.1%3.0%
Sep 201912,72287.1%96.6%2.5%
Sep 201812,95485.6%96.4%2.7%
Sep 201713,11586.3%96.1%3.0%
Sep 201613,85982.2%93.8%4.8%
Sep 201513,76081.7%92.5%6.1%
Sep 201413,42881.5%93.6%5.1%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 60 schools of 402 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (39)
  • Post-16 provision (7)
  • Leadership and governance

Bar: share of schools; number of schools at each grade below.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 282 schools · graded 2009 to 2024

  • Outstanding52
  • Good221
  • Requires improvement4
  • Inadequate4
  • Grade not in Ofsted's data1

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 46 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education13312–
Behaviour and attitudes21241–
Personal development2422––
Leadership and management17281–

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 14.

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Secondary schools in Surrey

58 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Cobham Free School Remains Good2023 6.8 applications per place 56.0 15%
Guildford County School Remains Outstanding2023 4.6 applications per place 59.2 10%
Gordon's School Graded · no overall grade2024 4.6 applications per place 64.8 3%
Royal Alexandra and Albert School Good2024 4.5 applications per place 54.5 11%
Blenheim High School Standards maintained2024 4.2 applications per place 51.1 16%
Heathside Walton-on-Thames Graded · no overall grade2025 3.9 applications per place – 23%
Hoe Valley School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.8 applications per place 48.3 25%
St Paul's Catholic College Faith Remains Outstanding2024 3.8 applications per place 60.0 13%
The Bishop Wand Church of England School Faith 2026 3.6 applications per place 51.7 10%
Thamesmead School 2026 3.5 applications per place 52.7 17%
Kings International College Good2022 3.5 applications per place 40.2 23%
St Peter's Catholic School Faith Outstanding2024 3.5 applications per place 62.5 7%
Salesian School, Chertsey Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 3.4 applications per place 61.2 8%
Woking High School Standards maintained2025 3.4 applications per place 51.4 19%
Hinchley Wood School Outstanding2023 3.3 applications per place 63.0 7%
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 3.3 applications per place 60.5 8%
St Andrew's Catholic School Faith Outstanding2024 3.2 applications per place 65.4 6%
Chertsey High School 2026 3.2 applications per place 44.7 19%
Epsom and Ewell High School 2026 3.2 applications per place 39.4 23%
The Matthew Arnold School Remains Good2024 3.2 applications per place 48.8 21%
Glyn School Outstanding2023 3.1 applications per place 56.4 8%
Reigate School Good2023 3.1 applications per place 51.3 20%
Merstham Park School 2026 3.0 applications per place 47.4 28%
St Bede's School Faith Remains Outstanding2023 3.0 applications per place 59.5 6%
The Ashcombe School Remains Good2024 2.9 applications per place 55.2 12%
Warlingham School Remains Good2022 2.9 applications per place 46.8 21%
All Hallows Catholic School Faith 2025 2.9 applications per place 55.6 15%
Broadwater School Remains Good2023 2.7 applications per place 55.3 19%
George Abbot School Improved significantly2025 2.7 applications per place 60.4 12%
Esher Church of England High School Faith 2026 2.6 applications per place 50.0 21%
Rosebery School Remains Outstanding2023 2.6 applications per place 61.6 7%
Heathside School Remains Good · improving2023 2.6 applications per place 57.1 9%
Tomlinscote School Outstanding2023 2.6 applications per place 54.9 7%
Carrington School Good2023 2.6 applications per place 44.8 29%
Woolmer Hill School Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place 58.9 11%
de Stafford School Good2024 2.5 applications per place 45.3 27%
Jubilee High School Remains Good2024 2.4 applications per place 42.5 29%
Kings College Guildford Remains Good2024 2.3 applications per place 46.8 28%
The Priory Church of England School Faith Not yet inspected 2.3 applications per place 39.9 18%
Farnham Heath End Standards maintained2025 2.2 applications per place 51.1 19%
The Bishop David Brown School Remains Good2024 2.2 applications per place 48.1 29%
Rodborough 2026 2.0 applications per place 54.7 13%
Collingwood College 2026 1.9 applications per place 49.5 17%
Weydon School Good2023 1.9 applications per place 61.2 8%
Howard of Effingham School Standards maintained2025 1.8 applications per place 56.7 11%
Therfield School Remains Good2024 1.7 applications per place 48.9 20%
Christ's College, Guildford Faith Good2022 1.7 applications per place 41.7 24%
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College Remains Good2023 1.7 applications per place 51.1 19%
Fullbrook School 2026 1.7 applications per place 49.8 14%
Oxted School 2026 1.6 applications per place 43.6 19%
Three Rivers Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 1.6 applications per place 42.6 27%
Ash Manor School Remains Good2022 1.4 applications per place 51.8 19%
The Magna Carta School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.4 applications per place 44.7 25%
Thomas Knyvett College 2026 1.3 applications per place 38.7 40%
Glebelands School Good2023 1.3 applications per place 56.5 14%
Oakwood School 2026 1.3 applications per place 41.9 17%
The Beacon School 2026 1.3 applications per place 42.7 19%
Sunbury Manor School Special measures Inadequate2024 no data – –

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Surrey

301 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

The 25 with the most applications per place. Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Polesden Lacey Infant Academy Good2023 11.7small intake applications per place – 8%
Pyrcroft Grange Primary School 2026 7.2 applications per place 71% 27%
St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School Faith Good2023 6.7small intake applications per place – 10%
Audley Primary School Remains Good · improving2024 5.7 applications per place 81% 13%
Clarendon Primary School Remains Good2023 5.0 applications per place 66% 27%
Folly Hill Infant Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 4.9 applications per place – 14%
St John's Primary School Good2023 4.7 applications per place 64% 8%
Manorfield Primary and Nursery School Good2022 4.6 applications per place 72% 36%
St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School Faith Outstanding2024 4.6 applications per place 90% 2%
Hatchlands Primary Good2022 4.5 applications per place 69% 23%
Clandon CofE Aided Primary School Faith Good2022 4.4small intake applications per place 35% 26%
Farncombe Church of England Infant School Faith Remains Good2022 4.4 applications per place – 12%
Kingfield Primary School Good2023 4.4 applications per place 73% 26%
Wray Common Primary School 2026 4.4 applications per place 76% 13%
Ewhurst CofE Aided Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 4.4small intake applications per place – 13%
St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 4.3 applications per place – 3%
St Clement's Catholic Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 4.3 applications per place – 5%
Stepgates Community School Good2023 4.2 applications per place 56% 20%
Warlingham Village Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 4.2 applications per place 72% 13%
Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School Faith 2026 4.2 applications per place 89% 4%
The Marist Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 4.2 applications per place 81% 5%
Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 4.0 applications per place 90% 3%
Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA Faith Good2023 4.0small intake applications per place 52% 46%
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School Faith Standards maintained2025 4.0 applications per place – 8%
St Peter's CofE Infant School Faith Good2022 4.0 applications per place – 6%

The 25 with the most applications per place. Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

All 301 primary schools, by district:

Special schools and other provision

43 schools