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Schools in Elmbridge

  • 38State-funded schools
  • 29Primary
  • 6Secondary

Admissions are run by Surrey for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
2.6
close to Surrey median (2.7)
Median school in Elmbridge
New Ofsted report cards
5of 38 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Surrey-wide
81%
Surrey admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 5 schools of 38 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (3)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 25 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding4
  • Good21
  • Requires improvement0
  • Inadequate0

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

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 6 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education24––
Behaviour and attitudes33––
Personal development33––
Leadership and management24––

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 2.

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Secondary schools in Elmbridge

6 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%
Heathside Walton-on-Thames Graded · no overall grade2025 3.9 applications per place – 23%
Hinchley Wood School Outstanding2023 3.3 applications per place 63.0 7%
Esher Church of England High School Faith 2026 2.6 applications per place 50.0 21%
Heathside School Remains Good · improving2023 2.6 applications per place 57.1 9%
Three Rivers Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 1.6 applications per place 42.6 27%

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 Elmbridge

29 schools · Reception entry 2026

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

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 4.3 applications per place – 3%
St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge Faith Good2022 3.5 applications per place 90% 3%
Hinchley Wood Primary School Remains Good2024 3.4 applications per place 78% 4%
Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.3 applications per place – 4%
Bell Farm Primary School Improved significantly2024 3.2 applications per place 72% 22%
St James CofE Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 3.1 applications per place 72% 19%
Thames Ditton Infant School Good2022 3.0 applications per place – 2%
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton Faith Remains Good2024 3.0 applications per place 72% 7%
Oatlands School Good2023 2.9 applications per place – 5%
Manby Lodge Infant School 2026 2.9 applications per place – 7%
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 2.9 applications per place 83% 6%
Esher Church School Faith Remains Good2024 2.8 applications per place 78% 6%
Cranmere Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.8 applications per place 70% 18%
Ashley Church of England Primary School Faith Good2024 2.7 applications per place 64% 9%
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.6small intake applications per place 69% 32%
The Royal Kent CofE Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.6 applications per place 69% 8%
Grovelands Primary School Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place 78% 29%
Hurst Park Primary Academy Good2023 2.5 applications per place 66% 11%
Burhill Primary School Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place 58% 10%
Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.3 applications per place 90% 3%
Claygate Primary School Good2023 2.3 applications per place 80% 11%
Walton Oak Primary School Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 69% 33%
Chandlers Field Primary Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place – 44%
The Orchard Infant School 2026 2.1 applications per place – 5%
Cleves School Outstanding2022 no data 75% 7%
Esher Sixth Form College Not yet inspected no data – 0%
Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School Faith Outstanding2024 no data 84% 4%
St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey Faith Remains Good2023 no data 75% 8%
Thames Ditton Junior School 2026 no data 79% 5%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

3 schools