Howard of Effingham School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Leatherhead, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.83 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Howard of Effingham School is a secondary school in Leatherhead, Surrey for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Howard of Effingham 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 | 3.83 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 4.29 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.96 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 3.83 miles away, the 8th longest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer than in 2025 and about the same as in 2024, and the shortest of the 3 years published.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 234 first-choice applications for 244 offers; 223 offers went to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 57.1 (England 46).
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
- Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,471 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils feel proud to attend the Howard of Effingham School, where they experience a wide range of opportunities and a strong sense of community.”
- “They appreciate that their teachers have high expectations of what they will accomplish during their time at the school, and they achieve well.”
- “Many pupils describe how school prepares them for their next steps in life because of its focus on developing their character and building resilience.”
To improve
- “The school has identified that more pupils would benefit from studying a broad range of academic subjects as represented by the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).”
- “Sometimes the information these strategies provide could be used more effectively to make adaptations to the curriculum.”
- “This would benefit all pupils by helping to address gaps in their knowledge but would particularly help those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2025 (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) | 66% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 57.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
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: 234 first-preference applications, 244 offers in total, 223 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.
- Therfield School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Ashcombe School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Priory Church of England School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's Catholic School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rosebery School 6.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic School 6.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- George Abbot School 6.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Fullbrook School 6.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published