Howard of Effingham School
Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Baker
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Howard Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,522
- Pupils on roll
- 1,471
- URN
- 136833
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372453694
About this school
Howard of Effingham School is a secondary academy in Leatherhead. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,471 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 228 | 246 | 240 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.8 | 57.9 | 57.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.30 +0.11 to +0.49 | +0.24 +0.05 to +0.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 70.7% | 66.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 86.6% | 84.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 40% | 34.6% | 30.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Howard of Effingham School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.8 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.9 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.1 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,521 |
| 2023/24 | 1,551 |
| 2024/25 | 1,503 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Howard of Effingham School compares
Howard of Effingham School ranked 13th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57.1 | 6.5% | 9.7% | 1,471 | — |
| Therfield School | 49 | 9.4% | 22.3% | 1,075 | 3.5 miles |
| The Ashcombe School | 57.1 | 7.3% | 11.2% | 1,533 | 3.7 miles |
| The Priory Church of England School | 40.1 | 10.9% | 18.8% | 598 | 4.0 miles |
| St Andrew's Catholic School | — | — | — | 1,594 | 4.0 miles |
| Rosebery School | 63.5 | 5.9% | 6.8% | 1,514 | 6.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 3 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.69%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 16.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Therfield School3.5 miles
Secondary · Leatherhead
-
The Ashcombe School3.7 miles
Secondary · Dorking
-
The Priory Church of England School4.0 miles
Secondary · Dorking
-
St Andrew's Catholic School4.0 miles
Secondary · Leatherhead
-
Rosebery School6.3 miles
Secondary · Epsom
Other schools in Leatherhead
- St Andrew's Catholic School Secondary
- Therfield School Secondary
- Eastwick Infant School Primary
- Eastwick Junior School Primary
- Fetcham Village Infant School Primary
- Great Bookham School Primary
- Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery Primary
- Oakfield Junior School Primary
- Polesden Lacey Infant Academy Primary
- St Lawrence Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Raleigh School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Howard of Effingham School teach?
- Howard of Effingham School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leatherhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Howard of Effingham School?
- The headteacher of Howard of Effingham School is Mr James Baker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Howard of Effingham School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Howard of Effingham School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Howard of Effingham School?
- Howard of Effingham School has 1,471 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Howard of Effingham School full?
- Howard of Effingham School has capacity for 1,522 pupils and 1,471 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Howard of Effingham School a faith school?
- No. Howard of Effingham School has no designated religious character.
- Is Howard of Effingham School a selective school?
- No. Howard of Effingham School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Howard of Effingham School?
- Howard of Effingham School is part of THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Howard of Effingham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.8 in 2022/23 and 57.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Howard of Effingham School rank locally?
- Howard of Effingham School ranked 13th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Howard of Effingham School's absence rate?
- Howard of Effingham School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Howard of Effingham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Howard of Effingham School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.