Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Waterside Drive, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr John Clark
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Grey Court School
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 661
- URN
- 143669
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932955755
About this school
Heathside Walton-on-Thames is a secondary academy in Walton-on-Thames. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 661 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Heathside Walton-on-Thames has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 124 |
| 2023/24 | 305 |
| 2024/25 | 484 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heathside Walton-on-Thames compares
Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 20.3% | 661 | — |
| The Bishop Wand Church of England School | 53.9 | 5.2% | 7.4% | 1,229 | 1.2 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic College | 61.8 | 4.2% | 13.5% | 1,395 | 1.3 miles |
| Thamesmead School | 50.6 | 8.9% | 19.5% | 1,054 | 1.5 miles |
| Three Rivers Academy | 42.3 | 9.5% | 25.1% | 1,311 | 1.6 miles |
| Esher Church of England High School | 55.4 | 7.7% | 19.7% | 1,160 | 2.2 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)
- 20.25%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 15.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Bishop Wand Church of England School1.2 miles
Secondary · Sunbury-on-Thames
-
St Paul's Catholic College1.3 miles
Secondary · Sunbury-on-Thames
-
Thamesmead School1.5 miles
Secondary · Shepperton
-
Three Rivers Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Walton-on-Thames
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Esher Church of England High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Esher
Other schools in Walton-on-Thames
- Three Rivers Academy Secondary
- Ashley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bell Farm Primary School Primary
- Walton Oak Primary School Primary
- Ashley Park School Special schools
- Hopescourt School Free Schools
- North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- Walton Leigh School Academies
- The Danesfield Manor School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Heathside Walton-on-Thames teach?
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Walton-on-Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Heathside Walton-on-Thames?
- The headteacher of Heathside Walton-on-Thames is Mr John Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heathside Walton-on-Thames last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heathside Walton-on-Thames, 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 Heathside Walton-on-Thames?
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames has 661 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Heathside Walton-on-Thames full?
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames has capacity for 900 pupils and 661 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 Heathside Walton-on-Thames a faith school?
- No. Heathside Walton-on-Thames has no designated religious character.
- Is Heathside Walton-on-Thames a selective school?
- No. Heathside Walton-on-Thames is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Heathside Walton-on-Thames?
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames is part of EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Heathside Walton-on-Thames's absence rate?
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Heathside Walton-on-Thames publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Heathside Walton-on-Thames. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.