Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Surrey
Waterside Drive, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 20/05/2025
Application demand
62%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.7%
16.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
661
Capacity used
Has space73%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
62%
1st preference success rate
158 of 254 families who put it first got an offer
172
Places offered
668
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 254 | 158 | ● 62% |
| 2nd preference | 202 | 9 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 113 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 99 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Total | 668 | 172 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 3 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
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- John Clark
- Address
- Waterside Drive, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP
- Phone
- 01932955755
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Walton North · Esher and Walton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143669
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY ACADEMY TRUST
661 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
20 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 488 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
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.