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Blenheim High School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formSurrey, South East · Epsom KT19 9BHTrust: Blenheim High SchoolSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,370of 1,500 places
Free school meals
16.0%
Year 11 cohort 2025
227
Ofsted
Standards maintained, 13 November 2024Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Blenheim High School (URN 131386, until 1 March 2012).

What the data says

Of the 196 pupils who finished Year 11 at Blenheim High School in 2023, 45% stayed on in Blenheim High School’s own sixth form (Surrey average 29%), 35% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 101 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 48% went to university (Surrey 41%, England 37%), and 15% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 28% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.4 against 46.1 across England and 50.8 in Surrey, with 47% 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.

Blenheim High School
Surrey
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureBlenheim High SchoolSurreyEngland
Pupils in the cohort19611,758607,348
Any sustained destination93%94%92%
Stayed in education88%89%86%
— school sixth form45%29%34%
— sixth form college8%32%13%
— further education college35%26%37%
— other education0%3%2%
Apprenticeship3%2%3%
Employment3%2%3%
No sustained destination5%4%6%
Destination unknown2%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

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

Blenheim High School
Surrey
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureBlenheim High SchoolSurreyEngland
Students in the cohort10110,235541,441
Any sustained destination83%82%79%
University (higher education)48%41%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students15%24%19%
Further education0%4%5%
Apprenticeship4%5%7%
Employment32%32%28%
No sustained destination14%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureBlenheim High SchoolSurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)49.450.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects26%44%41%
EBacc average point score4.324.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort17%15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils36.032.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils52.254.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language9%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
Mathematics22599%88%20%22%74%
English Language22599%89%23%20%76%
English Literature22499%86%20%21%78%
Combined Science21595%65%25%9%76%
Geography11249%41%23%25%69%
History10948%41%24%26%66%
Business Studies10747%18%19%20%64%
Sociology6328%4%14%21%76%
Drama5122%7%39%27%96%
Spanish4219%19%33%27%86%
Physical Education4118%11%5%24%61%
Fine Art3415%9%32%28%85%
Food Preparation and Nutrition3114%8%10%21%55%
Design and Technology3013%11%27%23%60%
Graphic Communication2913%1%34%23%83%
Computer Science2411%13%46%30%96%
3D Design2210%2%9%16%27%
French219%18%52%29%95%
Dance198%1%21%27%74%
Textiles146%2%36%27%100%
Religious Studies115%31%64%32%100%
Music94%5%44%33%78%
Portuguese63%0%50%50%100%
Biology21%23%45%
Polish21%1%84%
Physics21%23%46%
Chemistry21%23%47%
Arabic21%1%47%
Chinese21%1%75%
German10%5%33%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Tourism2525%
Health Studies2121%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1212%
Personal Health1010%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureBlenheim High SchoolSurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study200
— of whom A level students997,325261,341
Average A level gradeC+B-B-
Average points per A level entry33.2037.1935.00
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
Psychology4040%23%
Mathematics3434%31%
Physics2424%12%
Business Studies2020%13%
Biology1616%20%
Physical Education1414%3%
English Literature1212%11%
Media Studies1010%4%
Graphic Communication99%2%
English Language and Literature99%2%
Geography99%10%
Sociology99%13%
Product Design88%2%
Chemistry88%17%
Religious Studies66%4%
Drama66%2%
Fine Art3%
French1%
Spanish2%
Politics6%
History13%
Further Mathematics5%
Music0%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
BiologyBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1616%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1313%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*99%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)77%
Speech and DramaBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*

Other secondary schools in Surrey

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Carrington School

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90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.0

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.