Fox Grove School
Kingston Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Murray
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Howard Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 152
- Pupils on roll
- 153
- URN
- 148575
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372650946
About this school
Fox Grove School is a special academy in Leatherhead. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 153 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
Trends over time
How Fox Grove 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 147 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.59%
- English as an additional language
- 16.3%
- Overall absence
- 11.86%
- Persistent absence
- 31.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Hill School0.1 miles
Academies · Leatherhead
-
St John's School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Leatherhead
-
Little Downsend Leatherhead1.1 miles
Independent schools · Leatherhead
-
Downsend School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Leatherhead
-
Woodlands School1.3 miles
Academies · Leatherhead
Other schools in Leatherhead
- Elysian, West Horsley Special schools
- West Hill School Academies
- Woodlands School Academies
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Fox Grove School teach?
- Fox Grove School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Leatherhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Fox Grove School?
- The headteacher of Fox Grove School is Mrs Emma Murray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fox Grove School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fox Grove 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 Fox Grove School?
- Fox Grove School has 153 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Fox Grove School full?
- Fox Grove School has capacity for 152 pupils and 153 on roll (101%), 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 Fox Grove School a faith school?
- No. Fox Grove School has no designated religious character.
- Is Fox Grove School a selective school?
- No. Fox Grove School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Fox Grove School?
- Fox Grove 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 is Fox Grove School's absence rate?
- Fox Grove School's overall absence rate is 11.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fox Grove School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fox Grove 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.