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Cobham Free School[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 56 56.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 79% 79% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
56 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
69.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
22.1% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.53 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 53.1[7] 54.5%[7]
2023/24 55.7[5] 63.4%[5] +0.53[5]
2022/23 55.4[8] 65%[8] +0.24[8]
2021/22 55.3[9] 65%[9] +0.16[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
12.2% 2024/25[3]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C[10] 2.4%[10]
2022/23 B-[11] 13.8%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 13.6%[12]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
79% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
15% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[13]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[13]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[13]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 71%[14] 10%[14] 107[14] 107[14]
2022/23 63%[15] 4%[15] 108[15] 105[15]
2018/19 83%[16] 17%[16] 109[16] 108[16]
2017/18 83%[17] 25%[17] 109[17] 108[17]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
97% 2022/23[18]
School sixth form
36% 2022/23[18]
Sixth-form college
40% 2022/23[18]
Further education college
15% 2022/23[18]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[18]
Employment
2% 2022/23[18]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 94%[19] 31%[19] 42%[19] 14%[19] 1%[19] 1%[19]
2020/21 90%[20] 38%[20] 22%[20] 26%[20] 0%[20] 0%[20]
2019/20 97%[21] 26%[21] 40%[21] 23%[21] 1%[21] 1%[21]
2018/19 97%[22] 31%[22] 13%[22] 45%[22] 0%[22] 0%[22]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
83% 2022/23[23]
UK higher education
53% 2022/23[23]
Education
70% 2022/23[23]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[23]
Employment
10% 2022/23[23]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 85%[24] 54%[24] 58%[24] 0%[24] 27%[24]
2020/21 67%[25] 60%[25] 60%[25] 0%[25] 7%[25]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
76% 2021/22[26]
Top third of most selective universities
24% 2021/22[26]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities
2020/21 100%[27] 38%[27]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
10 May 2023[28]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[28]
Report published
28 Jun 2023[28]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[28]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[28]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
13 Sep 2017[29] S5 Inspection[29] Good[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
6.8 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
407 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
93 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
60 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.6 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 469[30] 113[30] 59[30] 7.9[30] 1.9[30]
Entry Sept 2024 481[30] 140[30] 59[30] 8.2[30] 2.4[30]
Entry Sept 2023 566[30] 152[30] 60[30] 9.4[30] 2.5[30]
Entry Sept 2022 616[30] 179[30] 84[30] 7.3[30] 2.1[30]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.7 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
131 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
58 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
48 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.2 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 132[30] 64[30] 48[30] 2.8[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2024 138[30] 72[30] 45[30] 3.1[30] 1.6[30]
Entry Sept 2023 148[30] 69[30] 48[30] 3.1[30] 1.4[30]
Entry Sept 2022 129[30] 68[30] 47[30] 2.7[30] 1.4[30]

Character & practicalities

Type
Free schools[1]
Ages
4–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1064[1]
Trust
COBHAM FREE SCHOOL TRUST[1]
Local authority
Surrey[1]
Website
www.cobhamfreeschool.org.uk[1]
District
Elmbridge[31]
Postcode
KT11 1TF[1]
URN
138226[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
963 2024/25[32]
English as an additional language
11.4% 2024/25[32]
SEN support
7.8% 2024/25[32]
EHC plan
5.5% 2024/25[32]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
15.4% 2024/25[32]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
82.1%[33]
Mixed
8.6%[33]
Asian
4.5%[33]
Black
1%[33]
Any other ethnic group
1.9%[33]
Unclassified
1.8%[33]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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