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All Hallows Catholic School, Farnham

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Roman Catholic
Ages 11–18

All Hallows Catholic School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Farnham, part of Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 19th-highest of the 58 schools in Surrey with published results, and 453rd of 3,298 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 104% of capacity.

GCSE results
Above England average
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

All Hallows Catholic School in detail

All Hallows Catholic School in its own words

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, coding, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2026, pupils at All Hallows Catholic School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 55.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.8 in Surrey and 47 across England.

65% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Surrey and 47% in England.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 46.3, against 56.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

Getting a place at All Hallows Catholic School

For September 2026 entry, 358 families put All Hallows Catholic School as their first choice and 729 named it as one of their preferences, for 255 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 109 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at All Hallows Catholic School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to All Hallows Catholic School are Farnham Heath End (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1); Alderwood School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.1); Ash Manor School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.8); and The Wavell School (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.7).

All Hallows Catholic School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Farnham Heath EndAlderwood SchoolAsh Manor SchoolThe Wavell School

The trust

All Hallows Catholic School is one of 8 schools run by Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 8 schools in Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Trust

What parents say

249 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about All Hallows Catholic School (as of April 2026): 96% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 76% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (76%).

Where pupils go next

Of the 234 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 18% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 98 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 69% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 37% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 189 pupils (12.5%) received SEN support and 38 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Aldershot Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is All Hallows School (outside), 60 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Hallows Catholic School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 119 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, All Hallows Catholic School issued 142 suspensions, 9.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to All Hallows Catholic School are William Cobbett Primary School (0.2 miles), St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles), Badshot Lea Village Infant School (0.6 miles) and St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

William Cobbett Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolBadshot Lea Village Infant SchoolSt Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2026 (~835m)Unlikely (~1.1km)

Surrey published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 0.835 km away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Mark Baines
Pupils:1,514
LA:Surrey
Phone:01252319211
Address:Weybourne Road, Farnham, GU9 9HF
Trust:MOTHER TERESA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (8 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2024

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 11 months ago

Report card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)

Inclusion
Strong Standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong Standard
Achievement
Strong Standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong Standard
Personal development
Strong Standard
Post-16
Strong Standard
Leadership & governance
Strong Standard

Safeguarding standards: met

Inspected 11 November 2025View full report

All Hallows Catholic School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in October 2024. Before that, as All Hallows Catholic School (URN 125315), it was rated Outstanding in June 2014.

URN:151190
UKPRN:10096071
Diocese:Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
Constituency:Farnham and Bordon
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's November 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

All Hallows excels at making every pupil feel valued and included. Staff take time to understand each child's individual talents and needs, providing excellent support both academically and emotionally. Pupils benefit from a broad, engaging curriculum across interesting subjects, combined with strong pastoral care that helps them develop into confident, responsible citizens ready for their future.

Key Strengths

  • High pupil achievement across all subjects with excellent examination results at key stage 4 and post-16
  • Strong attendance and positive behaviour, with pupils valuing the kindness and support from staff
  • Well-designed, inclusive curriculum with highly effective teaching that builds pupils' knowledge and vocabulary
  • Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs who achieve well across a range of subjects
  • Strong pastoral care with trusted adults available and a clear focus on pupil wellbeing and mental health

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - the school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met, pupils are made safer and feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular clubs, school trips, Wednesday afternoon enrichment programme, work experience opportunities, pupil leadership roles, art and cultural appreciation activities

All Hallows Catholic School is a strong Catholic secondary school where pupils achieve highly across the curriculum and feel safe, supported and valued. Leaders create a caring community where students flourish academically and personally.

About

All Hallows Catholic School is a mixed, voluntary-aided comprehensive secondary school and Sixth Form in Weybourne, Farnham, Surrey, England. It is a Roman Catholic school affiliated to the Portsmouth diocese.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a Glance

13.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

249 responses
Would recommend96%
Child is happy92%
Feels safe96%
Well behaved91%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)76%
Kept informed90%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)93%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at April 2026 - % who strongly agree or agree

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

55.6

Attainment 8

64.6%

Eng+Maths 5+

2025/26 academic year

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-55.664.6%
Disadvantaged(29)-46.341.4%
Not known to be disadvantaged(208)-56.967.8%
Boys(136)-54.364.7%
Girls(101)-57.464.4%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(34)-55.264.7%
Non mobile(230)-55.965.7%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics474
English Language474
English Literature474
Religious Studies472
Combined Science364
Geography244
Business Studies240
History190
Art and Design168
Physics110
Biology110
Chemistry110
Sports Studies88
Spanish82
Food Preparation and Nutrition70
Computer Science60
Physical Education50
Drama48
Health Studies42
French38

+ 5 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 234 students

Continued education95%
Further education18%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment0%
Not in education/employment3%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

2

Permanent exclusions

0.13%

Exclusion rate

142

Suspensions

9.38%

Suspension rate

71 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,514 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

All Hallows Catholic School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Surrey's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

All Hallows School (o/s)
61m · 1 min walk
Woodlands Avenue (adj)
218m · 4 min walk
Newcome Road (opp)
232m · 4 min walk
Mill Stream (opp)
275m · 4 min walk
Upper Weybourne Lane (SE-bound)
359m · 6 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
11
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at All Hallows Catholic School

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What the report includes for All Hallows Catholic School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to All Hallows Catholic School.
  • Last distance offered for 2025 and 2026 entry, from Surrey's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at All Hallows Catholic School for 2025 and 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Surrey got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

104%

Over capacity

1,507 pupils

1,453 places

54 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Farnham

High pressure
New homes approved:1,208
Projected new pupils:217

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Farnham

Across Surrey council

Low demand council-wide0.95 applications per place

Places available

12,569

Applications

11,986

Got 1st preference

81.3%

Got preferred school

96.2%

All secondary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(2)

11 November 2025Report card
Inclusion
Curriculum & teaching
Achievement
Attendance & behaviour
Personal development
Post-16
Leadership & governance
5 October 2024

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

189

SEN Support

38

EHC Plans

15.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty70
Social, Emotional & Mental Health46
Autistic Spectrum Disorder33
Speech, Language & Communication7
Physical Disability6
Moderate Learning Difficulty5
Visual Impairment5
Other5
Hearing Impairment4
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
48.7%
Asian
15.6%
Black
9.4%
Mixed
8.6%
Chinese
1.3%
Other
1.1%
Unclassified
1.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals13.0%
English as Additional Language20.6%

1,514

Total Pupils

759

Boys

755

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

102

Teachers

14.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£57,621

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,673

Per pupil

£8567k

Total funding

£164k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£410,697
EAL funding£43,161
Lump sum£159,673

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.3%

Overall absence

16.9%

Persistent absence

1,252

Enrolments

Authorised5.0%
Unauthorised1.3%
Persistent (10%+)16.9%
Severe (50%+)1.3%

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about All Hallows Catholic School

What are GCSE results like at All Hallows Catholic School?

In the 2026 results, pupils at All Hallows Catholic School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 55.6. 65% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is All Hallows Catholic School's Ofsted rating?

All Hallows Catholic School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in October 2024. Before that, as All Hallows Catholic School (URN 125315), it was rated Outstanding in June 2014.

How close to All Hallows Catholic School do you need to live?

Surrey publishes how far the last offered place was, in km: 8.45 for 2025 entry, then 0.83 for 2026 entry. The cut-off has tightened over that period, which usually means demand is growing faster than places. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.

Is it hard to get a place at All Hallows Catholic School?

All Hallows Catholic School was full in 2025, at 104% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at All Hallows Catholic School?

Classes at All Hallows Catholic School average 21 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to All Hallows Catholic School?

All Hallows Catholic School has around 1514 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at All Hallows Catholic School?

6.3% of sessions were missed at All Hallows Catholic School in 2024/25. 16.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to All Hallows Catholic School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming All Hallows Catholic School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near All Hallows Catholic School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).

Where is All Hallows Catholic School?

All Hallows Catholic School is at Weybourne Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 9HF.

Sources: Surrey admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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