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Warlingham School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham CR6 9YB · warlinghamtlt.co.uk · 01883 624067
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.28 mi
- 3.66 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,396
- 91% of 1,536 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- 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 2.28 mi (3.66 km) from the school. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 191 families put the school first and 231 places were offered; 93% 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 | 231 | 191 | 0.8 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 237 | 194 | 0.8 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 241 | 201 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 239 | 265 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 244 | 288 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.28 mi3.66 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.4, and 41.5% 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 C (28.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼18.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.71 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.7 | −0.9 |
| Sixth form college | 21.7 | −1.3 |
| Further education | 29.4 | +4.3 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 3 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | −0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136 students | C (28.9) | Below average -0.34 | |
| 136 students | C (28.9) | Below average -0.34 | |
| 51 students | Merit (25.7) | Below average -0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 95 | C- (27.6) | -0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 118 | C (31.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 105 | C+ (32.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 109 | C- (26.9) | -0.50 |
| 2017/18 | 114 | C (29.7) | -0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 162 | C- (27.1) | -0.18 |
| 2015/16 | 170 | C- (26.5) | -0.27 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 47.3 | +9.3 |
| Further education | 0.9 | −1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.8 | +7.3 |
| Employment | 28.6 | −14.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 10 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Warlingham School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 9 Nov 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (233 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 233
- 16% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 58 parents (25%) with SEND