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Epsom and Ewell High School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formSurrey, South East · Epsom KT19 9JWTrust: Bourne Education TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,113of 1,200 places
Free school meals
22.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
153
Ofsted
Report card, 24 March 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Needs attentionPersonal development and wellbeing Needs attentionInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Needs attentionPost-16 provision Expected standardSafeguarding Met

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Epsom and Ewell High School (URN 125305, until 1 October 2011).

What the data says

Of the 168 pupils who finished Year 11 at Epsom and Ewell High School in 2023, 40% stayed on in Epsom and Ewell High School’s own sixth form (Surrey average 29%), 46% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 62 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 45% went to university (Surrey 41%, England 37%), and 11% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 96% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.1 against 46.1 across England and 50.8 in Surrey, with 41% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Surrey and England.

Epsom and Ewell High School
Surrey
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureEpsom and Ewell High SchoolSurreyEngland
Pupils in the cohort16811,758607,348
Any sustained destination93%94%92%
Stayed in education90%89%86%
— school sixth form40%29%34%
— sixth form college4%32%13%
— further education college46%26%37%
— other education0%3%2%
Apprenticeship3%2%3%
Employment1%2%3%
No sustained destination5%4%6%
Destination unknown1%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Epsom and Ewell High School
Surrey
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureEpsom and Ewell High SchoolSurreyEngland
Students in the cohort6210,235541,441
Any sustained destination89%82%79%
University (higher education)45%41%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students11%24%19%
Further education2%4%5%
Apprenticeship6%5%7%
Employment35%32%28%
No sustained destination6%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureEpsom and Ewell High SchoolSurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)44.150.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects13%44%41%
EBacc average point score3.754.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort20%15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils35.132.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils46.354.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language26%12%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 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
Mathematics14997%88%15%22%69%
English Language14997%89%19%20%64%
English Literature14897%86%20%21%71%
Religious Studies14796%31%23%32%61%
Combined Science12179%65%9%9%48%
Geography10367%41%16%25%49%
Business Studies5737%18%21%20%75%
History4831%41%40%26%73%
Physical Education3925%11%10%24%49%
Biology2818%23%36%45%89%
Chemistry2818%23%36%47%75%
Physics2818%23%32%46%79%
Computer Science2114%13%29%30%67%
Fine Art2013%9%20%28%80%
3D Design1610%2%0%16%56%
Media Studies1510%4%7%20%73%
Drama85%7%0%27%38%
Dance75%1%14%27%57%
French64%18%67%29%100%
Spanish64%19%33%27%67%
German53%5%33%
Textiles32%2%27%
Polish11%1%84%
Japanese11%0%53%
Russian11%0%87%
Urdu11%1%42%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Hospitality / Catering Studies2660%
Health Studies2353%
Small Business Management1228%
Childcare Skills12%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureEpsom and Ewell High SchoolSurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study106
— of whom A level students437,325261,341
Average A level gradeC+B-B-
Average points per A level entry32.8637.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects14%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

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

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics1637%31%
Psychology1126%23%
Politics1126%6%
Chemistry1126%17%
Biology1023%20%
Business Studies921%13%
Religious Studies716%4%
Media Studies614%4%
Geography614%10%
English Literature614%11%
Further Mathematics5%
History13%
Physical Education3%
Physics12%
Polish0%
French1%
Art and Design1%
Sociology13%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)819%
TourismVRQ Level 3716%
Health StudiesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*614%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Sports StudiesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*

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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.