Three Rivers Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Walton-on-Thames, 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.
Three Rivers Academy is a secondary school in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Three Rivers Academy 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
- 24.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 11.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Surrey.
- Year 7 2026 drew 114 first-choice applications for 227 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 113 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 42.3 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), with average progress from GCSE to A level.
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
- Bell Farm Way, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,311 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “The school has faced several challenges since the previous inspection, including the COVID-19 pandemic, but has maintained its resolute focus to progress.”
- “The school’s high aspirations for pupils’ behaviour and achievement are known widely.”
- “The school’s values are evident in all classrooms.”
To improve
- “Pupils and staff are rightly proud of the improvements made but know there is still more to do.”
- “The school rightly recognises that there are still some aspects that could improve further.”
- “For example, the school has successfully improved attendance overall, but too many disadvantaged pupils, including pupils with SEND, are still absent from school too often.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 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) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.3 | 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: 114 first-preference applications, 227 offers in total, 114 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.
- Esher Church of England High School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thamesmead School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heathside School 2.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic College 2.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Sunbury Manor School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hinchley Wood School 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published