The Ashcombe School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Dorking, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.42 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
The Ashcombe School is a secondary school in Dorking, Surrey for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
The Ashcombe 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 | 3.42 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 4.12 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 4.72 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 3.42 miles from the school, 9th longest of the 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 distances have stayed close to the year before; the 2026 figure was nearer than in 2025 and 2024, and the shortest of the 3 years.
- Year 7 2026 drew 268 first-choice applications for 223 offers; 215 offers went to first-choice families, and 53 first-choice families (20%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); at A level the average grade was C+ (England B-), with above-average progress from GCSE.
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
- Ashcombe Road, Dorking, RH4 1LY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,533 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 May 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are supported to achieve both academically and personally.”
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn an ambitious curriculum and achieve well.”
- “Pupils and staff value how leaders have created a caring school community.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes teachers do not check carefully enough that pupils have grasped key knowledge before moving on.”
- “This can mean pupils have gaps in their understanding which are not always swiftly addressed.”
- “Although the school is similarly ambitious for the relatively small proportion of other disadvantaged pupils, it rightly recognises that their achievement is not high enough overall.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 2024 (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) | 68% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 57.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | 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: 268 first-preference applications, 223 offers in total, 215 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 Priory Church of England School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Howard of Effingham School 3.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Andrew's Catholic School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Therfield School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Reigate School 6.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Rosebery School 6.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Bede's School 6.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Beacon School 7.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published