OFSTED
13 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
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SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
BLENHEIM HIGH SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,370
1,370 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
784
57.2% of pupils
Male pupils
586
42.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.0 pts
below England
School
14.8%
Epsom and Ewell
10.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.5 pts
below England
School
10.8%
Epsom and Ewell
19.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Epsom and Ewell
2.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
67.3%
922
Any other White background
9.9%
136
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
65
Any other Asian background
3.1%
43
Any other ethnic group
2.1%
29
White and Asian
2.1%
29
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.0%
206 of
1,370 pupils
5.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
49.4
10.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.27 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.13%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.91 pts
higher than
England
School
10.13%
Epsom and Ewell
5.47%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.24 pts
higher than
England
School
26.06%
Epsom and Ewell
12.01%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.86%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.06 pts
higher than
England
School
5.86%
Epsom and Ewell
1.36%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.3%
1.0 pts
below England
Blenheim High School
91.3%
Epsom and Ewell
99.7%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.