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Weydon School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Weydon Lane, Farnham GU9 8UG · weydonschool.surrey.sch.uk · 01252 725052
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 63.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.70 mi
- 4.35 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,666
- 16 over 1,650 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 8.2%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.70 mi (4.35 km) from the school. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 386 families put the school first and 337 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 337 | 386 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 345 | 418 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 369 | 439 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 339 | 444 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 349 | 391 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.70 mi4.35 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 63.5, and 79.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲63.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲79.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲89.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.56 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.5 | +3.7 |
| Sixth form college | 67.9 | +8.6 |
| Further education | 17.1 | −12.9 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −1.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | 0 |
| Employment | 1.2 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +2.2 |
Ofsted
Weydon School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2006Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (491 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 491
- 30% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 113 parents (23%) with SEND