Carrington School, Redhill

From the headteacher's welcome: "My priority over the past few years has been to improve the quality of teaching and learning and to open doors for every student that we are privileged to teach . The school has undergone a great deal of change since I arrived in 2018."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, judo, dance and cheerleading.

In 2026, pupils at Carrington School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.8 in Surrey and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Surrey and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.08: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.9, against 48.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and French.

For September 2026 entry, 118 families put Carrington School as their first choice and 544 named it as one of their preferences, for 213 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Carrington School are St Bede's School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.5); Merstham Park School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4); Royal Alexandra and Albert School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.5); and Reigate School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Carrington School.

Carrington School is one of 3 schools run by South East Surrey Schools Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51 in 2024/25.

Of the 181 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college and 3% into work.

In 2026, 261 pupils (25.8%) received SEN support and 47 (4.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Carrington School provides for pupils with autism.

The nearest railway station is Redhill Rail Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Anne's Mount (opposite), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 210 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Carrington School issued 196 suspensions, 19.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Carrington School are St Matthew's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles), St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles), Earlswood Infant and Nursery School (0.9 miles) and Hatchlands Primary (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.