Oxted School
Bluehouse Lane, Oxted, RH8 0AB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Maurice Devenney
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Howard Partnership Trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,528
- URN
- 142315
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01883712425
About this school
Oxted School is a secondary academy in Oxted. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,528 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oxted School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- 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 | 291 | 314 | 255 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.2 | 45.7 | 44.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.25 -0.42 to -0.09 | -0.27 -0.43 to -0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 44.6% | 39.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 65.6% | 62.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 49.7% | 40.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
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 Oxted 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 | 44.2 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.7 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,714 |
| 2023/24 | 1,708 |
| 2024/25 | 1,611 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oxted School compares
Oxted School ranked 43rd of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.6 | 11% | 21% | 1,528 | — |
| de Stafford School | 42.7 | 10.8% | 26.8% | 811 | 4.3 miles |
| Charles Darwin School | 38.9 | 10.4% | 24.9% | 1,305 | 4.3 miles |
| Warlingham School | 44.4 | 7.8% | 20.3% | 1,396 | 4.9 miles |
| Meridian High School | 34.2 | 9.7% | 69.1% | 535 | 5.1 miles |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon | 44.8 | 8% | 27.4% | 927 | 5.6 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
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 8 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.03%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.98%
- Persistent absence
- 30.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
de Stafford School4.3 miles
Secondary · Caterham
-
Charles Darwin School4.3 miles
Secondary · Westerham
-
Warlingham School4.9 miles
Secondary · Warlingham
-
Meridian High School5.1 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
Oasis Academy Coulsdon5.6 miles
Secondary · Croydon
Other schools in Oxted
- Holland Junior School Primary
- Hurst Green Infant School Primary
- Limpsfield CofE Infant School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Peter's CofE Infant School Primary
- Limpsfield Grange School Special schools
- Moor House School & College Special schools
- Hazelwood School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Oxted School teach?
- Oxted School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Oxted.
- Who is the head of school of Oxted School?
- The head of school of Oxted School is Mr Maurice Devenney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oxted School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oxted 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 Oxted School?
- Oxted School has 1,528 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Oxted School full?
- Oxted School has capacity for 2,100 pupils and 1,528 on roll (73%), 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 Oxted School a faith school?
- No. Oxted School has no designated religious character.
- Is Oxted School a selective school?
- No. Oxted School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Oxted School part of an academy trust?
- Oxted 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.
- What SEN provision does Oxted School have?
- The schools register lists Oxted School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oxted School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.2 in 2022/23 and 44.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oxted School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Oxted School ranked 43rd of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oxted School's absence rate?
- Oxted School's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oxted School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oxted 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 2 July 2026.