Three Rivers Academy
Bell Farm Way, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Head of School
- Miss Barbara Mayaire
- Sponsor
- The Howard Partnership Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,311
- URN
- 144503
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932242994
About this school
Three Rivers Academy is a secondary academy in Walton-on-Thames. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,311 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Three Rivers Academy, 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 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 202 | 250 | 249 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 | 43.1 | 42.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.25 -0.45 to -0.05 | -0.67 -0.85 to -0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 43.6% | 39% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 60.8% | 59.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 24.4% | 33.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.7 | 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 Three Rivers Academy 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 | 43.1 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.3 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,447 |
| 2023/24 | 1,457 |
| 2024/25 | 1,391 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Three Rivers Academy compares
Three Rivers Academy ranked 50th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.3 | 9.5% | 25.1% | 1,311 | — |
| Esher Church of England High School | 55.4 | 7.7% | 19.7% | 1,160 | 1.4 miles |
| Heathside Walton-on-Thames | — | 6.3% | 20.3% | 661 | 1.6 miles |
| Thamesmead School | 50.6 | 8.9% | 19.5% | 1,054 | 2.2 miles |
| Heathside School | 58.7 | 5.9% | 8.2% | 1,216 | 2.7 miles |
| The Bishop Wand Church of England School | 53.9 | 5.2% | 7.4% | 1,229 | 2.8 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)
- 25.1%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.5%
- Persistent absence
- 26.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Esher Church of England High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Esher
-
Heathside Walton-on-Thames1.6 miles
Secondary · Walton-on-Thames
-
Thamesmead School2.2 miles
Secondary · Shepperton
-
Heathside School2.7 miles
Secondary · Weybridge
-
The Bishop Wand Church of England School2.8 miles
Secondary · Sunbury-on-Thames
Other schools in Walton-on-Thames
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames 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 ages does Three Rivers Academy teach?
- Three Rivers Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Walton-on-Thames.
- Who is the head of school of Three Rivers Academy?
- The head of school of Three Rivers Academy is Miss Barbara Mayaire, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Three Rivers Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Three Rivers Academy, 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 Three Rivers Academy?
- Three Rivers Academy has 1,311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Three Rivers Academy full?
- Three Rivers Academy has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,311 on roll (105%), 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 Three Rivers Academy a faith school?
- No. Three Rivers Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Three Rivers Academy part of an academy trust?
- Three Rivers Academy 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 Three Rivers Academy have?
- The schools register lists Three Rivers Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Three Rivers Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.8 in 2022/23 and 42.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Three Rivers Academy compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Three Rivers Academy ranked 50th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Three Rivers Academy's absence rate?
- Three Rivers Academy's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Three Rivers Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Three Rivers Academy'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.