Great Bookham School
Griffin Way, Great Bookham, Leatherhead, KT23 4JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jenna Allen
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- South Farnham Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 335
- URN
- 149115
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372456774
About this school
Great Bookham School is a primary academy in Leatherhead. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 335 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Bookham School, 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 40 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 88% | 96% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 93% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 95% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 88% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 111.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Great Bookham 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 | 53% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 96% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 259 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Bookham School compares
Great Bookham School ranked 3rd of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 96% | 5.9% | 22% | 335 | — |
| Eastwick Infant School | — | 4.3% | 15.7% | 180 | 0.5 miles |
| Eastwick Junior School | 64% | 5.7% | 14.7% | 284 | 0.5 miles |
| Polesden Lacey Infant Academy | — | — | — | 94 | 0.6 miles |
| St Lawrence Primary School | 66% | 6.3% | 16.8% | 181 | 1.1 miles |
| Oakfield Junior School | 73% | 4.4% | 10.3% | 255 | 1.2 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)
- 22.01%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.91%
- Persistent absence
- 15.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eastwick Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
-
Eastwick Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
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Polesden Lacey Infant Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
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St Lawrence Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
-
Oakfield Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
Other schools in Leatherhead
Great Bookham School ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Leatherhead.
- Eastwick Infant School Primary
- Eastwick Junior School Primary
- Fetcham Village Infant 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
- The Royal Kent CofE Primary School Primary
- Howard of Effingham School Secondary
- St Andrew's Catholic School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Great Bookham School teach?
- Great Bookham School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Leatherhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Bookham School?
- The headteacher of Great Bookham School is Miss Jenna Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Bookham School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Bookham 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 many pupils are at Great Bookham School?
- Great Bookham School has 335 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Great Bookham School full?
- Great Bookham School has capacity for 330 pupils and 335 on roll (102%), 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 Great Bookham School a faith school?
- No. Great Bookham School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Bookham School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Great Bookham School as having nursery classes.
- Is Great Bookham School part of an academy trust?
- Great Bookham School is part of SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Great Bookham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 96% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Bookham School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Great Bookham School ranked 3rd of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Bookham School's absence rate?
- Great Bookham School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Bookham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Bookham 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.