Best Schools in Leatherhead

How many schools are there in Leatherhead?

Leatherhead has 24 open schools: 11 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 6 independent and 4 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Leatherhead are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Leatherhead were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Fox Grove School, West Hill School, The Raleigh School and Fetcham Village Infant School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 13 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Fox Grove SchoolWest Hill SchoolThe Raleigh SchoolFetcham Village Infant School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Leatherhead get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Leatherhead with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Andrew's Catholic School, with an Attainment 8 score of 65.4 and 84% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Howard of Effingham School, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.7 and 65% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Therfield School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.9 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

St Andrew's Catholic SchoolHoward of Effingham SchoolTherfield School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Leatherhead have the best SATs results?

Of the 7 primary schools in Leatherhead with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at The Raleigh School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Great Bookham School (100% in reading, 96% in maths); and St Lawrence Primary School (86% in reading, 76% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

The Raleigh SchoolGreat Bookham SchoolSt Lawrence Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Leatherhead?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Leatherhead selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Leatherhead?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Surrey published how far the last place offered went at this school: Howard of Effingham School, 6.16 km for 2026 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Howard of Effingham School

Source: Surrey admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Leatherhead?

Apply to Surrey through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.