Weydon School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Farnham, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.70 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Weydon School is a secondary school in Farnham, Surrey for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Weydon School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.70 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.72 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.81 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.70 miles away, the 13th longest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance, and about the same as in 2025 and 2024.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 386 first-choice applications for 337 offers; 331 offers went to first-choice families, and 55 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Weydon Lane, Farnham, GU9 8UG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,666 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and successful at this school.”
- “They have high expectations of themselves and are ambitious for their futures.”
- “The motto ‘Believe, Belong and Care’ conveys the ethos for excellence which is also supportive and nurturing.”
To improve
- “In 2022, fewer pupils took the range of subjects that make up the English Baccalaureate than is average nationally.”
- “Attendance for some pupils with SEND and some who are disadvantaged is not regular enough.”
- “Persistent absence for these pupils is limiting their learning and progress through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 80% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 63.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 386 first-preference applications, 337 offers in total, 331 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Farnham Heath End 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Hallows Catholic School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ash Manor School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rodborough 7.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woolmer Hill School 8.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kings International College 8.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tomlinscote School 9.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kings College Guildford 9.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published