Warlingham School
Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, CR6 9YB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TANDRIDGE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Foster
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Tandridge Learning Trust
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,536
- Pupils on roll
- 1,396
- URN
- 138928
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01883624067
About this school
Warlingham School is a secondary academy in Warlingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,396 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Warlingham 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 10 November 2022, 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 240 | 235 | 234 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 | 44.7 | 44.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 -0.37 to 0.00 | -0.18 -0.36 to +0.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 46% | 41.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 65.1% | 65.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 19.6% | 18.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
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 Warlingham 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 | 44.5 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.7 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,437 |
| 2023/24 | 1,426 |
| 2024/25 | 1,442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Warlingham School compares
Warlingham School ranked 45th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.4 | 7.8% | 20.3% | 1,396 | — |
| Riddlesdown Collegiate | 50.7 | 7.4% | 18.9% | 2,074 | 1.0 miles |
| de Stafford School | 42.7 | 10.8% | 26.8% | 811 | 1.8 miles |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon | 44.8 | 8% | 27.4% | 927 | 2.3 miles |
| The Quest Academy | 37.5 | 9.5% | 48.9% | 853 | 2.5 miles |
| Thomas More Catholic School | 42.1 | 8.7% | 43.1% | 599 | 2.9 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)
- 20.29%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.83%
- Persistent absence
- 21.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Riddlesdown Collegiate1.0 miles
Secondary · Purley
-
de Stafford School1.8 miles
Secondary · Caterham
-
Oasis Academy Coulsdon2.3 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
The Quest Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · South Croydon
-
Thomas More Catholic School2.9 miles
Secondary · Purley
Other schools in Warlingham
- Hamsey Green Primary Primary
- Warlingham Village Primary School Primary
- Warlingham Park School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Warlingham School teach?
- Warlingham School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Warlingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Warlingham School?
- The headteacher of Warlingham School is Mr Paul Foster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Warlingham School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Warlingham 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 Warlingham School?
- Warlingham School has 1,396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Warlingham School full?
- Warlingham School has capacity for 1,536 pupils and 1,396 on roll (91%), 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 Warlingham School a faith school?
- No. Warlingham School has no designated religious character.
- Is Warlingham School a selective school?
- No. Warlingham School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Warlingham School part of an academy trust?
- Warlingham School is part of TANDRIDGE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Warlingham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.5 in 2022/23 and 44.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Warlingham School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Warlingham School ranked 45th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Warlingham School's absence rate?
- Warlingham School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Warlingham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Warlingham 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.