Farnham Heath End
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Farnham, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.45 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Farnham Heath End is a secondary school in Farnham, Surrey for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 January 2025. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Farnham Heath End 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 | 2.45 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.18 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.12 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026: last distance offered 2.45 miles, the 14th longest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 2.04 miles.
- The 2026 last distance for Year 7 was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years.
- Year 7 2026 had 192 first-choice applications for 216 offers; 188 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (2%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 44.8 (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
- Hale Reeds, Farnham, GU9 9BN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,059 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and happy school.”
- “Staff know the pupils very well.”
- “They care deeply that all pupils achieve both academically and personally.”
To improve
- “However, these improvements are not yet reflected in public examination results.”
- “However, sometimes teachers do not ensure that misconceptions or gaps have been identified and addressed before moving on.”
- “However, they do not systematically have opportunities to explore what they have learned in depth.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 February 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) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.8 | 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: 192 first-preference applications, 216 offers in total, 188 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.
- All Hallows Catholic School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ash Manor School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Weydon School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Kings International College 6.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tomlinscote School 6.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Rodborough 7.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kings College Guildford 7.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadwater School 8.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published