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Cobham Free School

Mixed · ages 4–18 · with sixth formSurrey, South East · Cobham KT11 1TFTrust: Cobham Free School TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
983of 1,064 places
Free school meals
15.1%
Year 11 cohort 2025
99
Ofsted
School remains Good, 11 May 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 92 pupils who finished Year 11 at Cobham Free School in 2023, 36% stayed on in Cobham Free School’s own sixth form (Surrey average 29%), 15% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 30 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 53% went to university (Surrey 41%, England 37%), and 24% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 40% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.

Drama is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

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.

Cobham Free School
Surrey
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureCobham Free SchoolSurreyEngland
Pupils in the cohort9211,758607,348
Any sustained destination97%94%92%
Stayed in education93%89%86%
— school sixth form36%29%34%
— sixth form college40%32%13%
— further education college15%26%37%
— other education2%3%2%
Apprenticeship1%2%3%
Employment2%2%3%
No sustained destination3%4%6%
Destination unknown0%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

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

Cobham Free School
Surrey
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureCobham Free SchoolSurreyEngland
Students in the cohort3010,235541,441
Any sustained destination83%82%79%
University (higher education)53%41%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students24%24%19%
Further education7%4%5%
Apprenticeship3%5%7%
Employment10%32%28%
No sustained destination3%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureCobham Free SchoolSurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)53.150.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths55%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths86%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects84%44%41%
EBacc average point score4.984.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort18%15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils44.032.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils55.254.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language13%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
English Language9899%89%28%20%92%
Mathematics9899%88%20%22%89%
English Literature9798%86%21%21%90%
Combined Science7172%65%6%9%73%
Spanish4949%19%6%27%61%
History4949%41%39%26%90%
Geography4848%41%25%25%79%
Business Studies4646%18%26%20%83%
Physics2727%23%33%46%100%
Food Preparation and Nutrition2626%8%4%21%65%
Biology2626%23%46%45%100%
Chemistry2626%23%27%47%100%
Physical Education2626%11%4%24%65%
Drama2525%7%24%27%80%
French1818%18%11%29%56%
Latin1717%1%6%74%41%
Religious Studies1515%31%33%32%93%
Computer Science1111%13%36%30%91%
Fine Art1111%9%36%28%91%
Music99%5%78%33%100%
Statistics99%5%67%20%100%
Textiles77%2%43%27%100%
Graphic Communication77%1%14%23%86%
Turkish11%0%71%
German11%5%33%
Polish11%1%84%
Russian11%0%87%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureCobham Free SchoolSurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study112
— of whom A level students447,325261,341
Average A level gradeC+B-B-
Average points per A level entry33.9337.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects12%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
Psychology1330%23%
Sociology920%13%
Mathematics920%31%
Geography818%10%
Biology818%20%
Business Studies818%13%
Economics13%
English Literature11%
Drama2%
History13%
Philosophy1%
Computer Science5%
Music0%
Physical Education3%
Physics12%
Classical Civilisation1%
Chemistry17%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)2148%
Business StudiesGCE AS level (All)
GeographyGCE AS level (All)
Business StudiesGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
GeographyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Nutrition / DietVRQ Level 3

Other secondary schools in Surrey

Ash Manor School

Community school · 1,252 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7

Blenheim High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,370 pupils

88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.4

Broadwater School

Academy converter · 750 pupils

86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.9

Carrington School

Academy converter · 1,012 pupils

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.