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Therfield School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formSurrey, South East · Leatherhead KT22 7NZTrust: South East Surrey Schools Education TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,075of 1,375 places
Free school meals
20.4%
Year 11 cohort 2025
169
Ofsted
School remains Good, 16 May 2024Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Therfield School (URN 125252, until 1 January 2017).

What the data says

Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 at Therfield School in 2023, 43% stayed on in Therfield School’s own sixth form (Surrey average 29%), 33% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 35 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 51% went to university (Surrey 41%, England 37%), and 19% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

French is unusually popular at GCSE: 63% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.

A level grades average C-, well below the England average of B-; 7% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Business Studies, Mathematics and Economics.

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.

Therfield School
Surrey
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureTherfield SchoolSurreyEngland
Pupils in the cohort17811,758607,348
Any sustained destination90%94%92%
Stayed in education87%89%86%
— school sixth form43%29%34%
— sixth form college11%32%13%
— further education college33%26%37%
— other education0%3%2%
Apprenticeship1%2%3%
Employment2%2%3%
No sustained destination7%4%6%
Destination unknown3%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

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

Therfield School
Surrey
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureTherfield SchoolSurreyEngland
Students in the cohort3510,235541,441
Any sustained destination83%82%79%
University (higher education)51%41%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students19%24%19%
Further education0%4%5%
Apprenticeship6%5%7%
Employment23%32%28%
No sustained destination11%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureTherfield SchoolSurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)49.050.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects66%44%41%
EBacc average point score4.604.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort23%15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils31.932.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils53.954.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language10%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 Language16799%89%22%20%74%
Mathematics16799%88%24%22%75%
English Literature16396%86%27%21%83%
Combined Science11266%65%3%9%59%
Geography11166%41%32%25%68%
French10763%18%21%29%82%
Business Studies8651%18%15%20%71%
History6840%41%32%26%74%
Chemistry4828%23%52%47%100%
Biology4828%23%60%45%100%
Physics4828%23%56%46%100%
Food Preparation and Nutrition3521%8%6%21%49%
Physical Education3420%11%18%24%59%
Computer Science3018%13%37%30%70%
Media Studies2817%4%14%20%64%
Art and Design2615%7%23%24%77%
Design and Technology169%11%6%23%56%
Music169%5%44%33%75%
Drama159%7%27%27%80%
Spanish32%19%27%
Fine Art32%9%28%
Chinese21%1%75%
Russian21%0%87%
Japanese11%0%53%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Childcare Skills2635%
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)1520%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1013%
Sports Studies11%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureTherfield SchoolSurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study154
— of whom A level students757,325261,341
Average A level gradeC-B-B-
Average points per A level entry25.8937.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects7%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
Business Studies3243%13%
Mathematics1925%31%
Economics1723%13%
Physics1723%12%
Psychology1419%23%
Media Studies1419%4%
English Literature1419%11%
Computer Science1216%5%
Sociology1216%13%
Geography1013%10%
Chemistry912%17%
Physical Education912%3%
Biology79%20%
History79%13%
Politics68%6%
Product Design68%2%
Further Mathematics5%
Music0%
French1%
Drama2%
Art and Design1%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)79%
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Business StudiesGCE AS level (All)
SociologyGCE AS level (All)
Business StudiesGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
SociologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)

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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.