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Glyn School, Epsom

Outstanding
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Boys
Ages 11–18

Glyn School is a secondary school for boys aged 11 to 18 in Epsom, part of GLF Schools. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2023. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 2nd-highest of the 5 schools in Epsom with published results, and 408th of 3,298 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
Progress (2024)
Above average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days

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

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Glyn School in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at Glyn School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.8 in Surrey and 47 across England.

71% 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 56.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.46: pupils made 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 40.7, against 58.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

Getting a place at Glyn School

For September 2026 entry, 299 families put Glyn School as their first choice and 746 named it as one of their preferences, for 239 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 79 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Glyn School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Glyn School are Blenheim High School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1); Rosebery School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 61.6); Epsom and Ewell High School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.4); and Nonsuch High School for Girls (1.6 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 81.8).

Glyn School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Blenheim High SchoolRosebery SchoolEpsom and Ewell High SchoolNonsuch High School for Girls

The trust

Glyn School is one of 43 schools run by GLF Schools, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

All 43 schools in GLF Schools

Where pupils go next

Of the 251 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 18% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 253 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 62% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 20% into work. 26% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 131 pupils (7.6%) received SEN support and 41 (2.4%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Ewell West Rail Station, about 720 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hessle Grove (adjacent), 240 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Glyn School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 305 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. 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, Glyn School issued 62 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Glyn School are Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles), St Clement's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Epsom Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles) and Wallace Fields Junior School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery SchoolSt Clement's Catholic Primary SchoolEpsom Primary and Nursery SchoolWallace Fields Junior School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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 (~2.4km)Unlikely (~3.1km)

Surrey published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 2.39 km away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Jo Garrod
Pupils:1,723
LA:Surrey
Phone:02087164949
Address:The Kingsway, Ewell, Epsom, KT17 1NB
Trust:GLF SCHOOLS (43 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Sixth Form

Inspected 12 September 2023View full report
URN:136534
UKPRN:10033292
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Epsom and Ewell
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its September 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Sixth form.

About

Glyn School is a boys' comprehensive secondary school – with a co-educational sixth form – in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in the English county of Surrey.

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At a Glance

7.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has improved from 0.28 to 0.46 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 54.3 to 56.4 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 62% to 71% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-56.471.4%
Disadvantaged(25)-40.748%
Not known to be disadvantaged(230)-58.273.9%
Boys(255)-56.471.4%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(25)-61.668%
Non mobile(251)-56.772.1%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Literature506
Mathematics506
English Language506
Combined Science378
Geography288
Business Studies260
History236
Spanish222
Social Studies138
Physical Education134
Physics126
Chemistry126
Biology126
Economics122
French104
Construction and the Built Environment98
Sports Studies72
Computer Science58
Multimedia56
Design and Technology40

+ 6 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 251 students

Continued education88%
Further education18%
Apprenticeships7%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment1%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

1

Permanent exclusions

0.06%

Exclusion rate

62

Suspensions

3.66%

Suspension rate

47 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,692 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Keep up with Glyn School

Term dates

Glyn 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

Train Stations

Ewell West Rail Station (side entrance)
717m · 12 min walk
Ewell East Rail Station
1.0km · 17 min walk

Bus Stops

Hessle Grove (adj)
239m · 4 min walk
The Kingsway (adj)
341m · 6 min walk
Kiln Lane Sainsbury's (o/s)
352m · 6 min walk
Windmill Lane (adj)
356m · 6 min walk
High Street (SW-bound)
512m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
17
Fatal
0
Serious
6
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

3 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 Glyn School

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Your home postcode, set against Glyn School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Glyn School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Glyn School.
  • Last distance offered for 2021, 2025 and 2026 entry, from Surrey's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Glyn School for 2014 to 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

99%

Near capacity

1,688 pupils

1,705 places

17 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Epsom

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

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

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)

12 September 2023
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Sixth FormOutstanding
15 May 2012
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

131

SEN Support

41

EHC Plans

10.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health63
Specific Learning Difficulty31
Other22
Autistic Spectrum Disorder20
Speech, Language & Communication15
Moderate Learning Difficulty10
Physical Disability4
Hearing Impairment3
Severe Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
59.8%
Asian
11.5%
Black
2.9%
Mixed
12.4%
Chinese
3.9%
Other
1.5%
Unclassified
1.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals7.0%
English as Additional Language14.0%

1,723

Total Pupils

1,621

Boys

102

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

102

Teachers

16.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£56,555

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,649

Per pupil

£8540k

Total funding

£112k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£265,118
EAL funding£78,085
Lump sum£159,673

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.4%

Overall absence

10.6%

Persistent absence

1,252

Enrolments

Authorised4.7%
Unauthorised0.8%
Persistent (10%+)10.6%
Severe (50%+)1.4%

Absence trend

4.9%
18/19
4.3%
20/21
7.4%
21/22
6.2%
22/23
5.7%
23/24
5.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Glyn School

What are GCSE results like at Glyn School?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Glyn School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 56.4. 71% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Glyn School's Ofsted rating?

Glyn School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023.

How close to Glyn School do you need to live?

Surrey publishes how far the last offered place was, in km: 2.38 for 2021 entry, then 2.5 for 2025 entry, then 2.39 for 2026 entry. The cut-off has held fairly steady over that period. 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 Glyn School?

Glyn School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Glyn School?

Classes at Glyn School average 28.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Glyn School?

Glyn School has around 1723 pupils on roll. 7% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Glyn School?

5.4% of sessions were missed at Glyn School in 2024/25. 10.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Glyn School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Glyn 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 Glyn School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 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 Glyn School?

Glyn School is at The Kingsway, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1NB.

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

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