Cobham Free School

Elmbridge · KT11 1TF

General information All-through School · 4-18 years Who goes here 983 pupils, 15.1% FSM

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Cobham Free School

General Information

Address: Portsmouth Road, Cobham, KT11 1TF – View on map
Phone: 03303300237
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Michaela Khatib
Age range: 4-18 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 93 families put it first for 60 places – 16 for every 10 places. 57% of them were offered a place. 2 of the 60 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 25 · 2024 24 · 2025 19 · 2026 16
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 58 families put it first for 48 places – 12 for every 10 places. 81% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 14 · 2024 16 · 2025 13 · 2026 12
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

983 pupils out of 1064 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 130
% eligible for free school meals: 15.1%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (less mixed than the Elmbridge average)
English as an additional language: 14% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 22.3% a year (Elmbridge 16.5%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 28% moved to another school, 72% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Surrey: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 95 (1.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 179 (2.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 37 (0.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Surrey (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 25.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 5.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 23 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 14 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Physical disability: 6 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 53.1
Compared with the area: 1.5 points below the Elmbridge average (54.6)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (+3.7 points against an expected 49.4)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 86% (Elmbridge 80%, England 65%) Broadly steady
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolElmbridge averageEngland↘ Falling Down 2.3 points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 1.5 points below the Elmbridge average (54.6).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

4th of 5 all-through schools in Elmbridge for Attainment 8

#2Heathside School58.7
#3Esher Church of England High School55.4
#4Cobham Free School53.1
#5Three Rivers Academy42.3

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Hinchley Wood School64.5
#2Heathside School58.7
#3Esher Church of England High School55.4
#4Cobham Free School53.1
#5Three Rivers Academy42.3

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 97.0%
Went into further education: 93.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
Spanish
History
Geography
Business Studies
Physics (General)
Biology
Food Technology
Sports Studies
Chemistry (General)
Speech & Drama
Art & Design
French Language
Latin
Religious Studies
Computer Science
Statistics
Music Studies (General)
Turkish
Polish
German
Russian

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 79% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 15% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 4 percentage points above the Elmbridge average (75%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 71% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 71%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 91% · Writing 85% · Maths 89% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 87%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 108
Based on: 47 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

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SATs results over time

This schoolElmbridge averageEngland↗ Improving Up 16 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 4 percentage points above the Elmbridge average (75%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 6th of 22 junior and primary schools in the area

#4St Alban's Catholic Primary School83%
#5Claygate Primary School80%
=6Cobham Free School79%
=6Thames Ditton Junior School79%
=8Esher Church School78%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School90%
=1St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge90%
#3Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School84%
#4St Alban's Catholic Primary School83%
#5Claygate Primary School80%
=6Cobham Free School79%
=6Thames Ditton Junior School79%
=8Esher Church School78%
=8Grovelands Primary School78%
=8Hinchley Wood Primary School78%
=11Cleves School75%
=11St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey75%
=13Bell Farm Primary School72%
=13St James CofE Primary School72%
=13St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton72%
#16Cranmere Primary School70%
=17St Andrew's Church of England Primary School69%
=17The Royal Kent CofE Primary School69%
=17Walton Oak Primary School69%
#20Hurst Park Primary Academy66%
#21Ashley Church of England Primary School64%
#22Burhill Primary School58%

View full Ofsted inspection report

2nd of 3 all-through schools in Elmbridge for Ofsted rating

#1Hinchley Wood SchoolOutstanding
#2Cobham Free SchoolGood
#3Heathside SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Hinchley Wood SchoolOutstanding
#2Cobham Free SchoolGood
#3Heathside SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,546 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

4th of 6 all-through schools in Elmbridge for spending per pupil

#2Heathside Walton-on-Thames£7,872
#3Hinchley Wood School£7,815
#4Cobham Free School£7,546
#5Three Rivers Academy£7,517
#6Heathside School£6,896

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Esher Church of England High School£7,890
#2Heathside Walton-on-Thames£7,872
#3Hinchley Wood School£7,815
#4Cobham Free School£7,546
#5Three Rivers Academy£7,517
#6Heathside School£6,896

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Surrey: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Year 6 SATs ranking

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered