Glyn School, Epsom
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
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.
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.
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
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Sixth Form
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 2025/26GCSE Results
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
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 56.4 | 71.4% |
| Disadvantaged(25) | - | 40.7 | 48% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(230) | - | 58.2 | 73.9% |
| Boys(255) | - | 56.4 | 71.4% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(25) | - | 61.6 | 68% |
| Non mobile(251) | - | 56.7 | 72.1% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 6 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 251 students
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
Latest from Glyn School
Glyn Enters it's 100th Year
14 Sep 2026
Glyn School East Surrey Council Elections Hustings
12 May 2026
Gold Status in the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health
1 May 2026
Basketball Triumph
1 May 2026
Under 18 Football Team - Champions 2026!
23 Apr 2026
Glyn host Toronto City Rugby
19 Mar 2026
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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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Glyn School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Glyn School is in Surrey; for families living there:
- Surrey's school travel policy: Travel Assistance Policy for under 16s
- How to apply: Apply online for under 16 travel help
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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Glyn School
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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
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Epsom
Across Surrey council
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)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
131
SEN Support
41
EHC Plans
10.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
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
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
10.6%
Persistent absence
1,252
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Glyn School
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
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)