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Howard of Effingham School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead KT24 5JR · thehoward.org · 01372 453694

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2019
GCSEs, 2024/25
57.1
average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
Last distance offered
3.83 mi
6.16 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,471
97% of 1,522 places
Local authority
Surrey
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
11%
First language not English
4.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Howard Partnership Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.83 mi (6.16 km) from the school. Source: Surrey Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 234 families put the school first and 244 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 251 (Places 261)251September 2023: 254 (Places 248)254September 2024: 247 (Places 252)247September 2025: 230 (Places 248)230September 2026: 234 (Places 244)234Places 244
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026244234195%
September 2025Sept 20252482300.997%
September 2024Sept 2024252247193%
September 2023Sept 20232482541▲92%
September 2022Sept 2022261251196%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20263.83 mi6.16 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.1, and 66.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 54.2 (England 46.3)54.22017/18: 54.1 (England 46.5)54.12018/19: 54.2 (England 46.7)54.22021/22: 59.9 (England 48.8)59.92022/23: 56.8 (England 46.3)56.82023/24: 57.9 (England 45.9)57.92024/25: 57.1 (England 46.0)57.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲57.146.0
▲66.3%45.4%
▲84.6%64.8%
▼30.8%40.5%
▲5.034.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form63−4.4
Sixth form college11+2.6
Further education19.5+3.2
Other education0.4−1.7
Apprenticeship1.6+0.3
Employment0.80
Not in a lasting destination1.6−0.9
Activity not captured2+0.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 32.9 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 36.0 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 34.2 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 36.1 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 43.3 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 37.0 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 37.5 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 39.1 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
161 studentsB (39.1)Above average +0.26
161 studentsB (39.2)Above average +0.26
30 studentsMerit- (22.4)Average -0.23
27.3%AAB or better
98.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24167B- (37.5)+0.08
2022/23147B- (37)—
2021/22167B+ (43.3)—
2018/19173B- (36.1)+0.20
2017/18144C+ (34.2)+0.05
2016/17165B- (36)+0.19
2015/16178C+ (32.9)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University63.9+3.1
Further and other education5.5+3.7
Further education2.8+1.6
Other education2.8+2.2
Apprenticeship2.8+1
Employment18.3−8
Not in a lasting destination5.6−2.6
Activity not captured3.9+2.7

Ofsted

Howard of Effingham School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 December 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
25 Mar 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
  • Mar 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (415 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
85%
Replies
415
28% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●88% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●77% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 75% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼47% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 34% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●65% agreeEngland 67%

based on 104 parents (25%) with SEND

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