Cobham Free School
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Surrey
Portsmouth Road, Cobham, KT11 1TF
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
72%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
25.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
983
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,064 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
72%
1st preference success rate
46 of 64 families who put it first got an offer
48
Places offered
132
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 64 | 46 | ● 72% |
| 2nd preference | 40 | 2 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 132 | 48 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michaela Khatib
- Address
- Portsmouth Road, Cobham, KT11 1TF
- Phone
- 03303300237
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon · Runnymede and Weybridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138226
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COBHAM FREE SCHOOL TRUST
983 pupils · 1,064 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 839 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
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.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 10% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.53 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.76 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 79% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 15% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 85.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 83.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 99 | — |
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 | 33.93 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 44 | — |
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 | 98 | 20% | 58% | 89% | |
| English Language | 98 | 28% | 81% | 92% | |
| English Literature | 97 | 21% | 80% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 71 | 6% | 44% | 73% | |
| History | 49 | 39% | 88% | 90% | |
| Spanish | 49 | 6% | 37% | 61% | |
| Geography | 48 | 25% | 63% | 79% | |
| Business | 46 | 26% | 61% | 83% | |
| Physics | 27 | 33% | 93% | 100% | |
| Biology | 26 | 46% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 27% | 92% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 26 | 4% | 46% | 65% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 15 | 7% | 27% | 33% | |
| Mathematics | 15 | 13% | 27% | 60% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 22% | 22% | |
| Sociology | 9 | 0% | 22% | 78% | |
| Geography | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| Physics | 7 | 14% | 14% | 29% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 14% | 57% | 86% | |
| Economics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
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.