Epsom and Ewell High School
Ruxley Lane, West Ewell, Epsom, KT19 9JW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Aisleen Campbell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Bourne Education Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,113
- URN
- 137595
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089740400
About this school
Epsom and Ewell High School is a secondary academy in Epsom. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,113 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 168 | 178 | 153 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.2 | 41.6 | 44.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.03 -0.20 to +0.26 | -0.39 -0.61 to -0.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 32% | 41.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 57.3% | 60.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 17.4% | 13.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
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 Epsom and Ewell High 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 | 46.2 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.6 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 963 |
| 2023/24 | 1,035 |
| 2024/25 | 1,046 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Epsom and Ewell High School compares
Epsom and Ewell High School ranked 46th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.1 | 10% | 22.1% | 1,113 | — |
| Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form | 57.5 | 7.7% | 16.4% | 1,529 | 1.2 miles |
| Blenheim High School | 49.4 | 10.1% | 16.5% | 1,370 | 1.3 miles |
| Southborough High School | 48.3 | 6.3% | 22% | 935 | 1.5 miles |
| Richard Challoner School | 59.4 | 4.6% | 10.3% | 1,079 | 1.6 miles |
| Glyn School | 56 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 1,723 | 1.6 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.14%
- English as an additional language
- 21.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.95%
- Persistent absence
- 28.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form1.2 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
-
Blenheim High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Epsom
-
Southborough High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
-
Richard Challoner School1.6 miles
Secondary · New Malden
-
Glyn School1.6 miles
Secondary · Epsom
Other schools in Epsom
- Blenheim High School Secondary
- Glyn School Secondary
- Rosebery School Secondary
- Auriol Junior School Primary
- Danetree Primary School Primary
- Epsom Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Nonsuch Primary School Primary
- Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA Primary
- Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery Primary
- Southfield Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Epsom and Ewell High School teach?
- Epsom and Ewell High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Epsom.
- Who is the headteacher of Epsom and Ewell High School?
- The headteacher of Epsom and Ewell High School is Mrs Aisleen Campbell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Epsom and Ewell High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Epsom and Ewell High 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 Epsom and Ewell High School?
- Epsom and Ewell High School has 1,113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Epsom and Ewell High School full?
- Epsom and Ewell High School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,113 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Epsom and Ewell High School a faith school?
- No. Epsom and Ewell High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Epsom and Ewell High School a selective school?
- No. Epsom and Ewell High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Epsom and Ewell High School?
- Epsom and Ewell High School is part of BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Epsom and Ewell High School have?
- The schools register lists Epsom and Ewell High School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Epsom and Ewell High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.2 in 2022/23 and 44.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Epsom and Ewell High School rank locally?
- Epsom and Ewell High School ranked 46th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Epsom and Ewell High School's absence rate?
- Epsom and Ewell High School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Epsom and Ewell High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Epsom and Ewell High 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.