Academy converter · Surrey

Howard of Effingham School

11–18Ages
1,471Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136833URN

Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5JR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Surrey median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Surrey

449 applications for 244 places · 45th of 57 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

56.7of 90

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

15th of 56 in Surrey

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 3 December 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
3 December 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Surrey median (2.7) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

449 applications · 244 places offered · 234 named it first

2026 1.8; Surrey median median 2.7
2025 1.8; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 1.7; Surrey median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 1.9; Surrey median median 2.7
2021 1.8; Surrey median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Surrey median median 2.5
2019 2.3; Surrey median median 2.3
2018 2.3; Surrey median median 2.4
2017 2.2; Surrey median median 2.4
2016 2.4; Surrey median median 2.6
2015 2.5; Surrey median median 2.4
2014 2.4; Surrey median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Surrey median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Surrey median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	244	449	1.8	234	0.96
Sep 2025	248	454	1.8	230	0.93
Sep 2024	252	426	1.7	247	0.98
Sep 2023	248	473	1.9	254	1.02
Sep 2022	261	500	1.9	251	0.96
Sep 2021	253	466	1.8	219	0.87
Sep 2020	261	534	2.1	272	1.04
Sep 2019	262	601	2.3	311	1.19
Sep 2018	261	606	2.3	277	1.06
Sep 2017	255	553	2.2	267	1.05
Sep 2016	245	578	2.4	271	1.11
Sep 2015	251	624	2.5	282	1.12
Sep 2014	242	584	2.4	278	1.15

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

237 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)56.715th of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths65%17th of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 54% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths81%

Surrey 73% England 66%

This school
Surrey median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.24

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	237	56.7	65%	81%	–
2024/25	240	57.1	66%	85%	–
2023/24	246	57.9	71%	87%	+0.24
2022/23	228	56.8	65%	83%	+0.30

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Howard of Effingham SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
Therfield School
5.6 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
The Ashcombe School
6.0 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 55.2Attainment 8
The Priory Church of England School
6.4 km · Surrey

Not yet inspected

2.3applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
St Andrew's Catholic School
6.4 km · Surrey

Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 65.4Attainment 8
Cobham Free School
7.4 km · Surrey

Remains Good2023

6.8applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
Rosebery School
10.2 km · Surrey

Remains Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 61.6Attainment 8
St Peter's Catholic School
10.3 km · Surrey

Outstanding2024

3.5applications per place 62.5Attainment 8
George Abbot School
10.8 km · Surrey

Improved significantly2025

2.7applications per place 60.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136833 · 936/4036
Trust: The Howard Partnership Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,522 pupils · 1,471 on roll
Free school meals: 11.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2011
Replaced: Howard of Effingham School (URN 125247)
Address: Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
Local authority: Surrey · Guildford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources