Cobham Free School, Cobham

In 2026, pupils at Cobham Free School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.8 in Surrey and 47 across England.

69% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Surrey and 47% in England.

That is up from 53.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.53: pupils made well above 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 42.3, against 58.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Spanish and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 93 families put Cobham Free School as their first choice and 407 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 40 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Cobham Free School are Three Rivers Academy (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.6); Esher Church of England High School (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50); Heathside School (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.1); and Therfield School (3.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.9).

Cobham Free School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 101 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 10% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 42 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 41% went on to university or other higher education and 29% into work. 35% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

14.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 56 pupils (5.7%) received SEN support and 61 (6.2%) 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.

Cobham Free School had 77 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Oxshott Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cobham Free School (adjacent), 200 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cobham Free School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Cobham Free School issued 114 suspensions, 11.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Cobham Free School are St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles), The Royal Kent CofE Primary School (1.7 miles) and Burhill Primary School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.