Therfield School, Leatherhead

In 2026, pupils at Therfield School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.8 in Surrey and 47 across England.

58% 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 49.

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 34, against 52.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, French and History.

For September 2026 entry, 128 families put Therfield School as their first choice and 395 named it as one of their preferences, for 228 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 Therfield School are St Andrew's Catholic School (0.8 miles, Attainment 8 65.4); Rosebery School (2.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 61.6); Howard of Effingham School (3.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.7); and Cobham Free School (3.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Therfield School.

Therfield 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 175 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 29% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 63 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 41% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 37% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

9.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (7%).

Therfield School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 19 pupils on roll.

Therfield School had 77 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Leatherhead Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is All Saints School (adjacent), 270 metres away.

In 2024/25, Therfield School issued 88 suspensions, 8.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Therfield School are Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery (0.4 miles), St Peter's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles), West Ashtead Primary Academy (1.2 miles) and Barnett Wood Infant School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.