Oxted School
77%
Capacity
1,611
Pupils
1.7x
Demand
About Oxted School
Oxted School is a large, mixed state secondary in the Tandridge borough of Surrey, a local authority that contains 66 secondary schools. When measured by Progress 8, the school ranks 49th within Surrey, placing it behind three of the county's strongest-performing peers: St Andrew's Catholic School, Gordon's School, and Salesian School in Chertsey. Within Tandridge itself, Oxted is the third of three secondary schools, sitting at the bottom of the local ranking. The school is led by headteacher Maurice Devenney and caters to 1,611 pupils aged 11 to 18, with capacity for up to 2,100. It is not a boarding school and does not have a religious character. The school is significantly oversubscribed for its 268 Year 7 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, receiving 465 total applications and making 224 offers to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.74.
Academically, Oxted's most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2022 rated the school Good overall, with all five graded categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision — each judged Good. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2018, when the school was rated Requires Improvement. At Key Stage 4, the school's Progress 8 score is -0.27, which is below average nationally and significantly below the Surrey local authority average of 0.26. Pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 45.7, with 44.6 per cent achieving a grade 5 or above in English and maths. The EBacc average point score sits at 4.17, and 21 per cent of pupils entered the full EBacc. In the sixth form, the school's value-added score is -0.01, classed as Average, and the average points per entry is 29.75, equating to a grade C. The best three A-levels averaged a grade C as well.
The school offers a broad range of facilities including a swimming pool, astro turf, science labs, art studios, a sixth-form centre, and a chapel. Sports provision covers rugby, football, hockey, rowing, and martial arts, among others, while extracurricular clubs include the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Young Enterprise, debate, and a science club. Oxted has a dedicated resourced provision and supports pupils with a wide array of SEND needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties, and visual impairment. With 19.1 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a moderately disadvantaged intake relative to the Surrey average. Oxted is best suited to families who prioritise a large, inclusive comprehensive with strong sixth-form provision and a wide range of activities, but who are comfortable with academic outcomes that sit below both the national and local averages.
Key Details
| School Type | Secondary (State) |
| Age Range | 11 to 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Address | Bluehouse Lane, Oxted, Tandridge, RH8 0AB |
| Headteacher | Maurice Devenney |
| Local Authority | Surrey |
| Number of Pupils | 1,611 |
| Free School Meals (FSM) | 19.1% |
| School Capacity | 1,611 / 2,100 (77% full) |
| Sixth Form | Yes |
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
8 Feb 2022Overall Effectiveness
Good
Additional Provisions
Source: Ofsted, 24 Mar 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
League Table Position
Based on Progress 8 (-0.27)
2174th of 3,141
Nationally
321st of 461
In South East
3rd of 3
In Tandridge
Source: Classpot analysis of DfE Progress 8 data
GCSE Results
2023/24Progress 8 Score
Students make less progress than similar students nationally
Attainment 8 (vs national avg)
Students achieve significantly higher grades than the national average
Source: Department for Education, 2023/24. Progress 8 compares to students with similar Key Stage 2 results.
A-Level Results
2023/24Average Points per Entry
Value Added Score
Best 3 A-Levels (Average)
'21/22
36.0
'22/23
32.8
'23/24
29.8
Source: Department for Education 16-18 Performance Tables, 2023/24. Value Added measures progress compared to students with similar GCSE results.
Where GCSE leavers go
2022/2349%
of GCSE leavers stay on for sixth form at this school (cohort: 294 pupils).
- School sixth form (stay)49%
- FE college23%
- Sixth form college19%
- Not sustained4%
- Apprenticeship2%
- Employment2%
95% of leavers had a sustained destination 6 months on.
Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance, KS4 pupil destinations 2022/23 (revised). Only state-funded schools are required to report.
Where school leavers go
2022/2356%
of A-level / Level 3 leavers go to higher education (cohort: 144 pupils).
Top-tier university progression
19%
Russell Group
23%
Top-third HE
1%
Oxford / Cambridge
Percentages of the whole cohort (not just HE-goers). Russell Group = 24 elite research universities. Top-third HE = top by mean UCAS tariff.
- University (HE)56%
- Employment29%
- Apprenticeship6%
- Not sustained6%
Sources: DfE 16-18 destination measures (broad bucket); DfE KS5 student destinations file (Russell Group / top-third HE / Oxbridge). Level 3 cohort. “Sustained” means the pupil was in education, apprenticeship or employment for 6 months in the year following completion.
Sixth form A-level subjects
2022/23- Business Studies:Single40
- Sociology37
- Economics32
- Mathematics25
- Psychology22
- Media/Film/Tv Studies20
- Biology19
- English Literature19
- Law18
- Geography16
- History16
- Computer Studies / Computing11
Subjects with at least 3 entries in 2022/23. Number shown next to each subject is the number of pupils who sat that A-level exam — a rough indicator of subject popularity at this school. Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance.
SEND Support
Resourced ProvisionSource: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
Facilities
9Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
15Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
Admissions
2025/26Oversubscribed268
465
Good Demand
Popular school with more applications than places
224 families put this school as their 1st choice (48% of all applications)
Source: Department for Education, 2025/26. Data reflects national offer day applications and offers.
Class profile
2024/25Half of schools in England do better than this.
Better than half of schools in England.
Lower is generally better — fewer pupils per teacher or per class means more individual attention. Sources: DfE School Workforce Census & Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Pupils & demographics
2024/25Below the national average (25%).
Below most schools — predominantly English as first language.
Ethnic background
- White British86.3%
- Mixed5.6%
- White (other)3.9%
- Asian1.5%
- Black0.1%
Source: DfE Schools, pupils and their characteristics (2024/25). Percentages may not sum to 100% — pupils classified as “unclassified”, “refused” or minor categories are not shown.
Attendance & Behaviour
2024/2575% of schools in England do better than this.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
A pupil temporarily sent home for behaviour.
Permanent exclusion is rare — most schools have none in a given year.
Ranks vs all state-funded schools in England. Source: DfE Pupil absence in schools & Suspensions and permanent exclusions.
Catchment & Local Competition
No catchment data published for this school
The dashed grey ring is a generic 1-mile reference area — it's not an admission boundary. Real catchment depends on year, demand, and council criteria. We currently have real data for about 6% of UK schools and are actively expanding the database.
⚠ This school is oversubscribed — without published cutoff data we can't show how far places reach. Check your council's admissions page.
Schools within 1 mile (reference area)
1 mile is a fixed reference, not this school's catchment.
3
Total schools
3
Oversubscribed
2
Primary
Don’t use the dashed grey ring as a catchment boundary — it’s a reference area for counting nearby schools only. Real admission boundaries depend on year-by-year demand and council criteria; ask the school or council for authoritative info.
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Contact Information
Bluehouse Lane, Oxted
Tandridge, RH8 0AB
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