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Oxted School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Bluehouse Lane, Oxted RH8 0AB · oxtedschool.org · 01883 712425

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.6
average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,528
73% of 2,100 places
Local authority
Surrey
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
19.3%
First language not English
2.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Howard Partnership Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Surrey Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 234 families put the school first and 286 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 260 (Places 319)260September 2023: 281 (Places 350)281September 2024: 260 (Places 304)260September 2025: 224 (Places 268)224September 2026: 234 (Places 286)234Places 286
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262862340.8100%
September 2025Sept 20252682240.8100%
September 2024Sept 20243042600.9100%
September 2023Sept 20233502810.8100%
September 2022Sept 20223192600.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.6, and 39.2% 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- (27.4 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: 46.8 (England 46.3)46.82017/18: 47.4 (England 46.5)47.42018/19: 45.4 (England 46.7)45.42021/22: 47.5 (England 48.8)47.52022/23: 44.2 (England 46.3)44.22023/24: 45.7 (England 45.9)45.72024/25: 44.6 (England 46.0)44.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.646.0
▼39.2%45.4%
▼62.7%64.8%
●40.8%40.5%
●3.974.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form44.6+0.2
Sixth form college15.3−2.7
Further education25.8+3
Other education1−0.3
Apprenticeship3.2−1
Employment3.2−0.3
Not in a lasting destination3.8−0.4
Activity not captured3.2+1.6

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: 30.5 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 30.0 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 30.6 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 35.8 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 36.0 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 32.8 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 29.8 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 27.4 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
133 studentsC- (27.4)Below average -0.34
133 studentsC- (27.8)Below average -0.32
53 studentsMerit (25.1)Average -0.10
5.1%AAB or better
92.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24128C (29.8)-0.01
2022/23134C+ (32.8)—
2021/22140B- (36)—
2018/19125B- (35.8)+0.17
2017/18202C (30.6)-0.11
2016/17185C (30)-0.08
2015/16204C (30.5)-0.07

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University45.1−9.6
Further education2.3—
Apprenticeship3−2.4
Employment30.8+1.1
Not in a lasting destination13.5+6.7
Activity not captured5.3+1.9

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Oxted School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2011Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (334 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
70%
Positive
61%
Replies
334
21% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼71% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼75% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼65% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼58% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼65% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼58% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼59% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●43% agreeEngland 43%

based on 94 parents (28%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼40% agreeEngland 63%

based on 107 parents (32%) with SEND

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