Hurtwood House School
Other independent school · Mixed · Surrey
Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NU
18
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
293
Capacity used
Has space78%
375 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 15–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- C M Jackson
- Address
- Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NU
- Phone
- 01483279000
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Ewhurst & Ellens Green · Dorking and Horley
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 125442
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 33% | — | — |
293 pupils · 375 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 12.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.13 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 44.66 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 8.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.42 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 10 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 44.49 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 28.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 159 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 6 | 33% | 83% | 83% | |
| French | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 63 | 19% | 48% | 81% | |
| Mathematics | 38 | 34% | 58% | 82% | |
| Psychology | 36 | 8% | 19% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 31 | 23% | 45% | 87% | |
| Business Studies | 30 | 7% | 23% | 63% | |
| Fine Art | 22 | 23% | 59% | 86% | |
| History | 20 | 0% | 35% | 80% | |
| Economics | 20 | 10% | 45% | 95% | |
| Photography | 20 | 25% | 65% | 90% | |
| Music Technology | 18 | 0% | 22% | 67% | |
| Sociology | 14 | 29% | 57% | 86% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 13 | 8% | 69% | 85% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15126: Hurtwood House School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.