Unified Academy, Dorking

Requires Improvement
Special
Academy special sponsor led
Boys
Ages 916

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Annabelle Thomas
Pupils:82 / 120 capacity
LA:Surrey
Phone:01737215488
Address:Chart Lane South, Dorking, RH5 4DB
Trust:ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 22 November 2022
URN:146527
UKPRN:10081197
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Dorking and Horley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its November 2022 inspection — up from Inadequate.

Rated Good for

Personal development, Leadership & management.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement).

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At a Glance

76.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

19 responses
Would recommend79%
Child is happy84%
Well taught84%
Good progress95%
Feels safe79%
Well behaved79%
Bullying dealt with37%
Kept informed95%
Handles concerns74%
Wider development84%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Chart Lane South (NW-bound)
99m · 2 min walk
Chart Downs Estate (at)
291m · 5 min walk
Harvest Community Church (o/s)
473m · 8 min walk
Stubs Hill (adj)
573m · 9 min walk
Westlees Close (opp)
603m · 10 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

68%

Available places

82 pupils

120 capacity

38 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Dorking

Low pressure
New homes approved:761
Projected new pupils:137

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Dorking

Admissions Demand - Surrey

Low demand0.98x oversubscription

Places available

12,562

Applications

12,278

Got 1st preference

80.6%

Got preferred school

95.3%

Secondary admissions across Surrey (2025/26)

Inspection History(2)

22 November 2022
Requires Improvement
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
24 April 2019
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

40.75063%

Overall absence

85.22727%

Persistent absence

88

Enrolments

Authorised21.86284%
Unauthorised18.88779%
Persistent (10%+)85.22727%
Severe (50%+)39.77273%

Absence trend

24.81555%
18/19
37.47805%
20/21
34.58696%
21/22
45.93133%
22/23
40.20619%
23/24
40.75063%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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