Academy converter · Surrey

Esher Church of England High School

11–16Ages
1,160Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140650URN

More Lane, Esher, KT10 8AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Surrey median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Surrey

645 applications for 244 places · 30th of 57 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.0of 90

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

33rd of 56 in Surrey

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 14 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
16 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

close to Surrey median (2.7) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

645 applications · 244 places offered · 136 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Surrey median median 2.7
2025 2.8; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 2.5; Surrey median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Surrey median median 2.7
2021 2.3; Surrey median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Surrey median median 2.5
2019 2.6; Surrey median median 2.3
2018 2.7; Surrey median median 2.4
2017 2.9; Surrey median median 2.4
2016 3.3; Surrey median median 2.6
2015 3.1; Surrey median median 2.4
2014 3.9; Surrey median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Surrey median

Dashed bars: as Esher CofE High School (URN 125274), the previous school.

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	645	2.6	136	0.56
Sep 2025	287	793	2.8	196	0.68
Sep 2024	256	636	2.5	163	0.64
Sep 2023	295	626	2.1	187	0.63
Sep 2022	321	711	2.2	241	0.75
Sep 2021	282	655	2.3	208	0.74
Sep 2020	275	690	2.5	231	0.84
Sep 2019	274	709	2.6	244	0.89
Sep 2018	276	748	2.7	261	0.95
Sep 2017	251	717	2.9	254	1.01
Sep 2016	239	780	3.3	266	1.11
Sep 2015	232	723	3.1	236	1.02
Sep 2014 *	201	780	3.9	260	1.29

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

231 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.033rd of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%38th of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 54% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Surrey 73% England 66%

This school
Surrey median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.22

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	231	50.0	47%	72%	–
2024/25	218	55.4	61%	81%	–
2023/24	233	49.9	58%	76%	+0.22
2022/23	221	52.0	57%	72%	+0.11

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

Esher Church of England High SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Three Rivers Academy
2.3 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
Hinchley Wood School
2.8 km · Surrey

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 63.0Attainment 8
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
3.5 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place
Cobham Free School
4.4 km · Surrey

Remains Good2023

6.8applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
Chessington School
4.7 km · Kingston upon Thames

Good2024

2.5applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Southborough High School
4.8 km · Kingston upon Thames

Good2023

2.3applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
5.2 km · Kingston upon Thames

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
St Paul's Catholic College
5.3 km · Surrey

Remains Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 60.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140650 · 936/4508
Trust: Enlighten Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,160 on roll
Free school meals: 21.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2014
Replaced: Esher CofE High School (URN 125274)
Address: More Lane, Esher, KT10 8AP
Local authority: Surrey · Elmbridge

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