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Carrington School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Noke Drive, Redhill RH1 4AD · carringtonschool.org · 01737 764356
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,012
- 93% of 1,088 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29%
- First language not English
- 16%
- School census 2025/26
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, 118 families put the school first and 213 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 213 | 118 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 221 | 168 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 234 | 131 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 235 | 146 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 244 | 125 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45, and 43% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45 | 46 | ||
| ▼43.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲54.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.96 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125268)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.3 | +2.2 |
| Sixth form college | 54.1 | +4.4 |
| Further education | 30.9 | −4.4 |
| Other education | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 3.3 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
Carrington School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (275 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 275
- 28% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 55 parents (20%) with SEND