Farnham Heath End
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Hale Reeds, Farnham, GU9 9BN
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/01/2020
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
21.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,059
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,040 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
189 of 214 families who put it first got an offer
211
Places offered
500
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 214 | 189 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 153 | 18 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 92 | 4 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 41 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 500 | 211 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 186 applications came from outside the council area (96 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stuart Maginnis
- Address
- Hale Reeds, Farnham, GU9 9BN
- Phone
- 01252733371
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Farnham Weybourne · Farnham and Bordon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144520
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,059 pupils · 1,040 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
08 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
21 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,112 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 217 | — |
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.
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 | 217 | 20% | 48% | 69% | |
| English Language | 217 | 17% | 42% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 217 | 10% | 46% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 183 | 9% | 39% | 60% | |
| Geography | 133 | 19% | 50% | 59% | |
| Art and Design | 122 | 38% | 80% | 89% | |
| History | 96 | 17% | 43% | 52% | |
| Computer Science | 54 | 15% | 44% | 54% | |
| Physical Education | 48 | 35% | 63% | 77% | |
| German | 38 | 18% | 58% | 84% | |
| French | 37 | 27% | 57% | 68% | |
| Biology | 33 | 91% | 100% | 100% |
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) |
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.