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Warlingham School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formSurrey, South East · Warlingham CR6 9YBTrust: Tandridge Learning TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,396of 1,536 places
Free school meals
21.2%
Year 11 cohort 2025
234
Ofsted
School remains Good, 10 November 2022Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Warlingham School (URN 125255, until 1 November 2012).

What the data says

Of the 240 pupils who finished Year 11 at Warlingham School in 2023, 45% stayed on in Warlingham School’s own sixth form (Surrey average 29%), 26% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 128 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 47% went to university (Surrey 41%, England 37%), and 13% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 97% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.

A level grades average C, well below the England average of B-; 3% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Sociology, Psychology and Mathematics.

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.

Warlingham School
Surrey
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureWarlingham SchoolSurreyEngland
Pupils in the cohort24011,758607,348
Any sustained destination94%94%92%
Stayed in education88%89%86%
— school sixth form45%29%34%
— sixth form college16%32%13%
— further education college26%26%37%
— other education1%3%2%
Apprenticeship5%2%3%
Employment1%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.

Warlingham School
Surrey
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureWarlingham SchoolSurreyEngland
Students in the cohort12810,235541,441
Any sustained destination86%82%79%
University (higher education)47%41%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students13%24%19%
Further education1%4%5%
Apprenticeship6%5%7%
Employment31%32%28%
No sustained destination9%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureWarlingham SchoolSurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)44.450.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects18%44%41%
EBacc average point score3.714.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort19%15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils30.432.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils47.754.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language6%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
Mathematics23199%88%16%22%72%
English Language23199%89%16%20%72%
English Literature23098%86%15%21%73%
Religious Studies22697%31%15%32%60%
Combined Science18780%65%2%9%58%
History13558%41%22%26%66%
Geography8436%41%20%25%62%
Business Studies6729%18%6%20%57%
Design and Technology6327%11%32%23%70%
Spanish4519%19%16%27%58%
Art and Design4218%7%52%24%88%
Chemistry4118%23%32%47%100%
Biology4118%23%29%45%98%
Physics4118%23%54%46%100%
Sociology3415%4%47%21%82%
Physical Education2611%11%19%24%81%
Computer Science2310%13%13%30%61%
Drama219%7%0%27%81%
Music188%5%11%33%44%
French177%18%53%29%94%
Food Preparation and Nutrition156%8%7%21%60%
Polish21%1%84%
German21%5%33%
Russian10%0%87%
Portuguese10%0%50%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports / Movement Science2821%
Health Studies2619%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureWarlingham SchoolSurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study271
— of whom A level students1367,325261,341
Average A level gradeCB-B-
Average points per A level entry28.8937.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects3%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
Sociology3022%13%
Psychology2518%23%
Mathematics2317%31%
Law2216%4%
History2015%13%
Geography2015%10%
Film Studies1914%2%
English Literature1813%11%
Business Studies1612%13%
Textiles1612%1%
Biology1511%20%
Product Design1511%2%
Chemistry1310%17%
Photography129%3%
Physics129%12%
Accounting/Finance118%1%
Religious Studies107%4%
Economics86%13%
Art and Design75%1%
Physical Education64%3%
Politics64%6%
Music0%
Spanish2%
Computer Science5%
Further Mathematics5%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*2216%
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31713%
MultimediaOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31511%
BiologyBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1410%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*86%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)

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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.