Thomas Knyvett College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Ashford, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Thomas Knyvett College is a secondary school in Ashford, Surrey for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Thomas Knyvett College 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, as at 20 of the 55 other Surrey secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 75 first-choice applications for 140 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 65 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
- That 2024/25 GCSE English and maths result was the lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Surrey that have results.
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
- Stanwell Road, Ashford, TW15 3DU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 671 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Typically, pupils who attend school regularly and punctually achieve in line with expectations.”
- “Generally, pupils are prepared for their next steps and move on to appropriate employment or education pathways.”
- “Leaders have made recent improvements to the curriculum.”
To improve
- “Pupils' achievement in the school varies.”
- “Some pupils do not achieve as well as they could in national examinations.”
- “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) sometimes make insufficient progress from their starting points.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 July 2026 (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) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.6 | 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: 75 first-preference applications, 140 offers in total, 75 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.
- The Matthew Arnold School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Magna Carta School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sunbury Manor School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic College 3.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Thamesmead School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chertsey High School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published