Howard of Effingham School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Lower Road, Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/12/2019
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
16.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,471
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
1,522 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
223 of 230 families who put it first got an offer
248
Places offered
454
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 230 | 223 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 91 | 16 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 64 | 4 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 69 | 5 | ● 7% |
| Total | 454 | 248 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Baker
- Address
- Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
- Phone
- 01372453694
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Effingham · Guildford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136833
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
1,471 pupils · 1,522 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
03 December 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,197 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.51 | — | — |
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 | 57.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 66.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 84.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 240 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 39.13 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 27.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 161 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 238 | 39% | 74% | 87% | |
| English Language | 238 | 23% | 75% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 238 | 30% | 70% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 191 | 27% | 58% | 75% | |
| History | 143 | 43% | 71% | 79% | |
| Geography | 105 | 38% | 70% | 80% | |
| Business | 102 | 34% | 70% | 82% | |
| Design & Technology | 75 | 39% | 72% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 21% | 73% | 86% | |
| Social Studies | 52 | 17% | 42% | 62% | |
| Physical Education | 45 | 71% | 96% | 98% | |
| Biology | 43 | 77% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 61 | 23% | 59% | 77% | |
| Physics | 32 | 6% | 31% | 69% | |
| Biology | 31 | 6% | 42% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 28 | 11% | 54% | 71% | |
| History | 26 | 0% | 23% | 81% | |
| Economics | 26 | 8% | 46% | 85% | |
| Business Studies | 25 | 4% | 28% | 68% | |
| Sociology | 23 | 13% | 43% | 74% | |
| Psychology | 23 | 4% | 9% | 52% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 19 | 11% | 32% | 63% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 18 | 6% | 22% | 56% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 16 | 19% | 38% | 81% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15032: Howard of Effingham School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.