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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 28 January 2015Graded inspection: Good · as The Ashcombe School, URN 125264
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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 entry644 applications · 223 places offered · 268 named it first
- 2026 2.9; Surrey median median 2.7
- 2025 2.8; Surrey median median 2.6
- 2024 2.8; Surrey median median 2.6
- 2023 2.8; Surrey median median 2.7
- 2022 3.0; Surrey median median 2.7
- 2021 3.1; Surrey median median 2.3
- 2020 3.1; Surrey median median 2.5
- 2019 3.1; Surrey median median 2.3
- 2018 2.8; Surrey median median 2.4
- 2017 3.0; Surrey median median 2.4
- 2016 2.9; Surrey median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2015 2.8; Surrey median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 2.8; Surrey median median 2.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Surrey median
Dashed bars: as The Ashcombe School (URN 125264), 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 | 223 | 644 | 2.9 | 268 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2025 | 233 | 649 | 2.8 | 268 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2024 | 234 | 662 | 2.8 | 248 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2023 | 238 | 667 | 2.8 | 259 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2022 | 237 | 713 | 3.0 | 278 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2021 | 237 | 730 | 3.1 | 280 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2020 | 234 | 733 | 3.1 | 265 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2019 | 237 | 729 | 3.1 | 288 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2018 | 237 | 674 | 2.8 | 218 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 | 239 | 705 | 3.0 | 259 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2016 * | 240 | 691 | 2.9 | 235 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 * | 233 | 649 | 2.8 | 245 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2014 * | 238 | 668 | 2.8 | 223 | 0.94 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 233 | 55.2 | 61% | 80% | – |
| 2024/25 | 236 | 57.1 | 68% | 85% | – |
| 2023/24 | 251 | 54.0 | 59% | 82% | +0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 236 | 53.6 | 56% | 78% | +0.18 |
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
- The Ashcombe SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.9applications per place 55.2Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · SurreyNot yet inspected2.3applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 6.0 km · SurreyStandards maintained20251.8applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
- 7.1 km · SurreyOutstanding20243.2applications per place 65.4Attainment 8
- 7.5 km · SurreyRemains Good20241.7applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
- 9.7 km · SurreyGood20233.1applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
- 10.6 km · SurreyRemains Outstanding20232.6applications per place 61.6Attainment 8
- 10.9 km · SurreyRemains Outstanding20233.0applications per place 59.5Attainment 8
- 11.2 km · SurreyGood20244.5applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 143901 · 936/4454
- Trust
- South East Surrey Schools Education Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,476 pupils · 1,533 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2017
- Replaced
- The Ashcombe School (URN 125264)
- Address
- Ashcombe Road, Dorking, RH4 1LY
- Local authority
- Surrey · Mole Valley
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources