Therfield School
Dilston Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST SURREY SCHOOLS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Malley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,375
- Pupils on roll
- 1,075
- URN
- 143902
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372818123
About this school
Therfield School is a secondary academy in Leatherhead. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,075 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 16 May 2024, 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 | 178 | 175 | 169 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 | 50.3 | 49.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 -0.38 to +0.04 | +0.08 -0.14 to +0.29 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 55.4% | 49.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 72% | 69.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 62% | 63.4% | 66.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
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 Therfield 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 | 44.8 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.3 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,043 |
| 2023/24 | 1,063 |
| 2024/25 | 1,046 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Therfield School compares
Therfield School ranked 31st of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49 | 9.4% | 22.3% | 1,075 | — |
| St Andrew's Catholic School | — | — | — | 1,594 | 0.8 miles |
| Rosebery School | 63.5 | 5.9% | 6.8% | 1,514 | 2.9 miles |
| Howard of Effingham School | 57.1 | 6.5% | 9.7% | 1,471 | 3.5 miles |
| Chessington School | 43.4 | 10.1% | 31.1% | 653 | 3.7 miles |
| Blenheim High School | 49.4 | 10.1% | 16.5% | 1,370 | 4.1 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)
- 22.3%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.44%
- Persistent absence
- 24.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's Catholic School0.8 miles
Secondary · Leatherhead
-
Rosebery School2.9 miles
Secondary · Epsom
-
Howard of Effingham School3.5 miles
Secondary · Leatherhead
-
Chessington School3.7 miles
Secondary · Chessington
-
Blenheim High School4.1 miles
Secondary · Epsom
Other schools in Leatherhead
- Howard of Effingham School Secondary
- St Andrew's Catholic School Secondary
- Eastwick Infant School Primary
- Eastwick Junior School Primary
- Fetcham Village Infant School Primary
- Great Bookham School Primary
- Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery Primary
- Oakfield Junior School Primary
- Polesden Lacey Infant Academy Primary
- St Lawrence Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Raleigh School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Therfield School teach?
- Therfield School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leatherhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Therfield School?
- The headteacher of Therfield School is Mr James Malley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Therfield School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Therfield 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 Therfield School?
- Therfield School has 1,075 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Therfield School full?
- Therfield School has capacity for 1,375 pupils and 1,075 on roll (78%), 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 Therfield School a faith school?
- No. Therfield School has no designated religious character.
- Is Therfield School a selective school?
- No. Therfield School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Therfield School?
- Therfield School is part of SOUTH EAST SURREY SCHOOLS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Therfield School have?
- The schools register lists Therfield School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Therfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.8 in 2022/23 and 49 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Therfield School rank locally?
- Therfield School ranked 31st of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Therfield School's absence rate?
- Therfield School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Therfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Therfield 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 10 July 2026.