Howard of Effingham School
Lower Road, Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
1,471 pupils · 97% of 1,522 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 December 2019, published 19 January 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 66.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 84.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 30.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 244 | 234 | 449 | 244 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 248 | 230 | 454 | 248 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 252 | 247 | 426 | 252 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 248 | 254 | 473 | 248 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 261 | 251 | 500 | 261 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 253 | 219 | 466 | 253 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 261 | 272 | 534 | 261 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 262 | 311 | 601 | 262 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Therfield School 5.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Ashcombe School 6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Priory Church of England School 6.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Andrew's Catholic School 6.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Rosebery School 10.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Peter's Catholic School 10.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.