Hurtwood House School

Independent school · Mixed · ages 15–19 · with sixth formSurrey, Dorking RH5school website

An independent school in Surrey for ages 15–19: destination measures are not published for independent schools, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
293

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Surrey’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 375 places, including the sixth form.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

Universities · named

Which universities did they go to?

1university has told us how many applied, were offered a place and enrolled

Named universities — most schools do not publish this; the official DfE figures above only say how many went to university and how selective those universities were.

universities’ answers to sch.today’s Freedom of Information requests · request tracker

What universities’ own admissions data say3

For each entry year: how many of this school’s students applied, received an offer and enrolled. Counts under five are shown as “<5” to protect individuals. Applications exclude Clearing; enrolments are students who completed registration.

UniversityEntry yearAppliedOffersEnrolled
University of Bristol20252015<5
202424188
20232417<5

A university’s enrolment count and a school’s own destinations list can differ: the school counts places accepted in the summer, the university counts students registered in the autumn.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

8.5Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school8.5
Surrey50.8
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50. Not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 10 pupils in Year 11

0% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Surrey 55%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureHurtwood House SchoolSurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)8.550.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%44%41%
EBacc average point score1.424.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort—15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—32.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—54.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—12%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

9.99%of the GCSE and A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,870 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Natural Sciences23%
Green & Sustainability22%
Health & Safety21%
Engineering & Manufacturing18%
Transversal Skills13%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects2

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Combined Science660%65%33%9%83%
French110%18%—29%—
A level subjects23

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Drama4226%2%
Business Studies2214%13%
Psychology2214%23%
Mathematics2113%31%
English Literature2013%11%
Fine Art149%3%
Photography138%3%
History128%13%
Economics128%13%
Sociology117%13%
Music Technology117%0%
Textiles106%1%
Dance106%0%
Biology74%20%
Geography74%10%
Chemistry64%17%
Further Mathematics——5%
Physics——12%
Portuguese——0%
French——1%
Russian——0%
Chinese——0%
Spanish——2%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses1
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)74%—
A level results8
MeasureHurtwood House SchoolSurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study303——
— of whom A level students1597,325261,341
Average A level gradeB+B-B-
Average points per A level entry44.4937.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects28%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Natural Sciences18%
Green & Sustainability18%
Health & Safety17%
Engineering & Manufacturing17%
Transversal Skills11%
Mathematics & Statistics7%
Business & Administration5%
Language & Communication4%
Arts & Humanities2%
Social & Cultural Skills1%
Digital & ICT Skills1%
Law & Public Administration0%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

energy transfer 2.5surface area to volume ratio 2.0order of magnitude 2.0reaction rate 2.0temperature 2.0adaptation 1.6unit conversion 1.6equilibrium 1.6photosynthesis rate 1.6nanoparticle 1.6electrolysis 1.6vector 1.6graph 1.5ratio 1.4gradient 1.3scale 1.3activation energy 1.3balanced equation 1.2mole 1.2atom economy 1.2electron transfer 1.2reflection 1.2limitation 1.2standard form 1.2

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, experimental design, probability from Biology, Chemistry, Geography and 6 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses conservation of mass, energy change, atomic structure from Biology, Chemistry, Physics · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, ratio, scale from Business Studies, Economics, Geography and 4 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
More apprenticeships9
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, periodic table, cathode from Chemistry, Chemistry, Physics · jobs: battery test technician
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, aseptic technique, antibody from Biology, Biology, Chemistry · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses evolution, adaptation, sex determination from Biology, Psychology, Biology · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Aerospace engineerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses equilibrium, friction, hydrogen from Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics · jobs: aerodynamics engineer, aerospace engineer, aircraft maintenance technician
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses limitation, data interpretation, uncertainty from Business Studies, Geography, Biology and 1 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Polymer processing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses addition polymerisation, condensation polymerisation, catalyst from Chemistry, Chemistry, Physics · jobs: injection moulding operator, process engineering technician, production engineering technician
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, si unit, data presentation from Business Studies, Economics, Mathematics and 2 more
Heat network maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses water treatment, scale, corrosion from Chemistry, Physics · jobs: maintenance and repair engineer, lean manager
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses data presentation, uncertainty, experimental design from Business Studies, Economics, Geography and 4 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Independent schools admit directly and set their own dates and entrance tests; council allocation statistics do not cover them.

  1. Year 6Register with the school; entrance assessments are usually in the autumn or January, offers in February
  2. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Surrey

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.