Cobham Free School
Portsmouth Road, Cobham, KT11 1TF
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COBHAM FREE SCHOOL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michaela Khatib
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,064
- Pupils on roll
- 983
- URN
- 138226
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03303300237
About this school
Cobham Free School is an all-through academy in Cobham. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 983 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cobham Free School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 48 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 71% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 85% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 83% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 90% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 92 | 101 | 99 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.4 | 55.7 | 53.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.24 -0.09 to +0.58 | +0.53 +0.23 to +0.83 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 63.4% | 54.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 90% | 87.1% | 85.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 83% | 84.2% | 83.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 5.3 | 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 Cobham Free 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 | 63% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55.4 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.7 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.1 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 928 |
| 2023/24 | 948 |
| 2024/25 | 963 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cobham Free School compares
Cobham Free School ranked 25th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.1 | 7% | 15.4% | 983 | — |
| Reach Academy Hanworth Park | — | 2.8% | 28.7% | 326 | 7.2 miles |
| Reach Academy Feltham | 60.8 | 6.2% | 42.6% | 979 | 7.2 miles |
| Nishkam School West London | 62.4 | 4.2% | 14.4% | 1,491 | 10.5 miles |
| Royal Alexandra and Albert School | 53.2 | 6.8% | 12% | 984 | 11.1 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | — | 6.4% | 30.6% | 122 | 0.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.44%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.96%
- Persistent absence
- 25.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reach Academy Hanworth Park7.2 miles
All-through · Feltham
-
Reach Academy Feltham7.2 miles
All-through · Feltham
-
Nishkam School West London10.5 miles
All-through · Osterley
-
Royal Alexandra and Albert School11.1 miles
All-through · Reigate
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Cobham
Other schools in Cobham
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham Primary
- ACS Cobham International School Independent schools
- Feltonfleet Independent schools
- Parkside School Independent schools
- Reed's School Independent schools
- The Yehudi Menuhin School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Cobham Free School teach?
- Cobham Free School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an all-through school in Cobham.
- Who is the headteacher of Cobham Free School?
- The headteacher of Cobham Free School is Mrs Michaela Khatib, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cobham Free School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cobham Free 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 many pupils are at Cobham Free School?
- Cobham Free School has 983 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Cobham Free School full?
- Cobham Free School has capacity for 1,064 pupils and 983 on roll (92%), 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 Cobham Free School a faith school?
- No. Cobham Free School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cobham Free School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cobham Free School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Cobham Free School part of an academy trust?
- Cobham Free School is part of COBHAM FREE SCHOOL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cobham Free School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cobham Free School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Cobham Free School ranked 25th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cobham Free School's absence rate?
- Cobham Free School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cobham Free School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cobham Free 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.