Schools in Leatherhead
Surrey · 24 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Leatherhead (24)
- The Raleigh School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · KT24 6LX
Ofsted: Outstanding (2017)KS2: 100% expected (2025)81% of first choices got in - Howard of Effingham School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · KT24 5JR
Ofsted: Good (2019)Attainment 8: 56.7 (2026)95% of first choices got in - Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 2-11 · KT22 7BP
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 73% expected (2025) - The Royal Kent CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · KT22 0LE
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 78% expected (2025)88% of first choices got in - Glenesk School
Prep · Ages 2-7 · Independent · KT24 6NS
- Great Bookham School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · KT23 4JJ
KS2: 98% expected (2025)94% of first choices got in - Little Downsend Leatherhead
Prep · Ages 0-7 · Independent · KT22 8ST
- Polesden Lacey Infant Academy
Primary · Ages 0-7 · KT23 4PT
- St Andrew's Catholic School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · KT22 7JP
Attainment 8: 65.4 (2026)62% of first choices got in - St John's School
Senior · Ages 11-18 · Independent · KT22 8SP
Attainment 8: 16.1 (2026)Grammar (11-plus) - Woodlands School
Special · Ages 2-19 · KT22 8RY
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24
11 primary · 3 secondary
9,826
93% capacity used
4
2 outstanding · 2 good
10,601
775 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
45.6
GCSE Eng+Maths
53.9%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
1,036 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +259 primary and +186 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
91% occupied · 277 spare places
Secondary Schools
111% occupied · 424 over capacity
Questions parents ask about schools in Leatherhead
How many schools are there in Leatherhead?
Leatherhead has 24 open schools: 11 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 6 independent and 4 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Leatherhead are rated Outstanding?
4 schools in Leatherhead were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Fox Grove School, West Hill School, The Raleigh School and Fetcham Village Infant School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 13 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Fox Grove SchoolWest Hill SchoolThe Raleigh SchoolFetcham Village Infant School
Source: Ofsted
Which secondary schools in Leatherhead get the best GCSE results?
Of the 4 schools in Leatherhead with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Andrew's Catholic School, with an Attainment 8 score of 65.4 and 84% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Howard of Effingham School, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.7 and 65% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Therfield School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.9 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.
St Andrew's Catholic SchoolHoward of Effingham SchoolTherfield School
Source: DfE school performance data
Which primary schools in Leatherhead have the best SATs results?
Of the 7 primary schools in Leatherhead with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at The Raleigh School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Great Bookham School (100% in reading, 96% in maths); and St Lawrence Primary School (86% in reading, 76% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
The Raleigh SchoolGreat Bookham SchoolSt Lawrence Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Leatherhead?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Leatherhead selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
How close do you need to live to get into schools in Leatherhead?
It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Surrey published how far the last place offered went at this school: Howard of Effingham School, 6.16 km for 2026 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.
Source: Surrey admissions booklets
How do I apply for a school place in Leatherhead?
Apply to Surrey through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.