SCHOOL PROFILE

Farnham Heath End

Secondary Academy converter URN 144520
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,040 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 January 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

21 January 2020
Graded inspection Good
Published 1 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Surrey
Trust WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,059 1,059 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 532 50.2% of pupils
Male pupils 527 49.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.9%
5.9 pts below England
School 18.9%
Waverley 9.4%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.0%
8.3 pts below England
School 12.0%
Waverley 7.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.4%
4.4 pts above England
School 5.4%
Waverley 3.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
77.3%
819
Any other White background
5.9%
62
Any other Asian background
4.2%
45
Pakistani
2.1%
22
White and Asian
1.9%
20
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.3% 194 of 1,059 pupils
2.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.3%
Waverley 24.7%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.8% 146 pupils
England 14.8% 1.0 pts below
EHC plans 4.5% 48 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 63
Specific learning difficulty 41
Autistic spectrum disorder 31
Moderate learning difficulty 29
Speech, language & communication 22
No specialist assessment yet 4

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

44.8 5.6 pts above England
School 44.8
Waverley 33.2
South East 38.5
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 40.1% England 36.0% 4.1 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 61.8% England 51.4% 10.4 pts above England
EBacc entry 36.9% England 30.6% 6.3 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.99 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.20 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.47%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.25 pts higher than England
School 8.47%
Waverley 6.10%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.58%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.77 pts higher than England
School 21.58%
Waverley 13.36%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.77%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.96 pts higher than England
School 4.77%
Waverley 2.18%
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

101.8% 9.5 pts above England
Farnham Heath End
101.8%
Waverley
99.4%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information