Dysart School
190 Ewell Road, Surbiton, KT6 6HL
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leigh Edser
- Sponsor
- Orchard Hill College
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 142698
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084122600
About this school
Dysart School is a special academy in Surbiton. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 199 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.20 | - | - |
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 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Dysart 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 | Kingston upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.31%
- English as an additional language
- 32.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.02%
- Persistent absence
- 31.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shrewsbury House School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Surbiton
-
Surbiton High School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Kingston upon Thames
-
Woodstock House School1.0 miles
Special schools · Surbiton
-
Berrylands School1.1 miles
Special schools · Kingston upon Thames
-
Bedelsford School1.3 miles
Academies · Kingston upon Thames
Other schools in Surbiton
- Woodstock House School Special schools
- Surbiton Hill Nursery School Nursery
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Knollmead Primary School Primary
- Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Maple Infants' School Primary
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School Primary
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Primary
- Tolworth Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dysart School teach?
- Dysart School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Surbiton.
- Who is the headteacher of Dysart School?
- The headteacher of Dysart School is Mrs Leigh Edser, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dysart School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dysart 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 Dysart School?
- Dysart School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Dysart School full?
- Dysart School has capacity for 180 pupils and 199 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Dysart School a faith school?
- No. Dysart School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Dysart School?
- Dysart School is part of ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Dysart School have?
- The schools register lists Dysart School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Dysart School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Dysart School's absence rate?
- Dysart School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dysart School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dysart 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 8 July 2026.