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Best schools in Hersham

2 schools in Hersham with the same league rank as the Surrey league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them.

Primary schools

Hersham's own ranking

In HershamSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School90%18%Top 4% (7/222) in Surrey
2Burhill Primary School58%7%(170/222) in Surrey

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, WeybridgeWeybridge2.7 miles90%10%Top 4% (8/222) in Surrey
St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolEast Molesey2.8 miles83%3%Top 8% (17/222) in Surrey
Claygate Primary SchoolEsher2.5 miles80%10%Top 12% (26/222) in Surrey
Cobham Free SchoolCobham1.8 miles79%15%Top 14% (31/222) in Surrey
Esher Church SchoolEsher1.7 miles78%25%Top 15% (33/222) in Surrey
Grovelands Primary SchoolWalton on Thames2.0 miles78%17%Top 16% (35/222) in Surrey
Hinchley Wood Primary SchoolEsher3.1 miles78%14%Top 17% (37/222) in Surrey
Cleves SchoolWeybridge1.3 miles75%6%Top 27% (58/222) in Surrey
Bell Farm Primary SchoolWalton-on-Thames0.4 miles72%23%Top 32% (69/222) in Surrey
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames DittonThames Ditton2.9 miles72%9%Top 35% (77/222) in Surrey

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

None in Hersham itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
The Tiffin Girls' School (grammar)Kingston upon Thames5.9 miles86.0100%1st (1/11) in Kingston upon Thames
Tiffin School (grammar)Kingston upon Thames5.5 miles83.1100%Top 19% (2/11) in Kingston upon Thames
St Andrew's Catholic SchoolLeatherhead5.7 miles65.484%1st (1/56) in Surrey
The Kingston AcademyKingston upon Thames5.8 miles64.683%Top 28% (3/11) in Kingston upon Thames
Waldegrave SchoolTwickenham5.5 miles64.576%Top 20% (2/10) in Richmond upon Thames
Hinchley Wood SchoolEsher3.1 miles63.072%Top 6% (3/56) in Surrey
Rosebery SchoolEpsom5.9 miles61.675%Top 9% (5/56) in Surrey
Salesian School, ChertseyChertsey5.2 miles61.272%Top 11% (6/56) in Surrey
Richard Challoner SchoolNew Malden5.9 miles60.575%Top 37% (4/11) in Kingston upon Thames
St Paul's Catholic CollegeSunbury-on-Thames3.4 miles60.072%Top 18% (10/56) in Surrey

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

None in Hersham itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
The Tiffin Girls' School (grammar)Kingston upon Thames5.9 miles49.6-0.051st (1/11) in Kingston upon Thames
Tiffin School (grammar)Kingston upon Thames5.5 miles49.4+0.10Top 19% (2/11) in Kingston upon Thames
Waldegrave SchoolTwickenham5.5 miles42.0+0.311st (1/8) in Richmond upon Thames
Salesian School, ChertseyChertsey5.2 miles41.9+0.13Top 7% (2/32) in Surrey
St Andrew's Catholic SchoolLeatherhead5.7 miles41.9+0.26Top 10% (3/32) in Surrey
Heathside SchoolWeybridge2.8 miles40.8+0.28Top 19% (6/32) in Surrey
Rosebery SchoolEpsom5.9 miles40.0+0.19Top 22% (7/32) in Surrey
Turing House SchoolTwickenham6.0 miles39.0+0.30(5/8) in Richmond upon Thames
Hinchley Wood SchoolEsher3.1 miles38.5+0.19Top 35% (11/32) in Surrey
St Paul's Catholic CollegeSunbury-on-Thames3.4 miles38.3+0.05Top 38% (12/32) in Surrey

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Hersham itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
St Paul's Girls' SchoolLondon11.9 miles54.91st (1/4) in Hammersmith and Fulham
St Paul's SchoolLondon10.9 miles53.91st (1/7) in Richmond upon Thames
King's College SchoolLondon8.4 miles52.81st (1/2) in Merton
The Godolphin and Latymer SchoolLondon11.6 miles52.5Top 50% (2/4) in Hammersmith and Fulham
Guildford High SchoolGuildford11.1 miles52.51st (1/29) in Surrey
Wimbledon High School GDST9.0 miles51.6(2/2) in Merton
Latymer Upper School and Latymer PrepLondon11.2 miles51.5(3/4) in Hammersmith and Fulham
Putney High School GDST10.0 miles51.31st (1/4) in Wandsworth
Lady Eleanor Holles SchoolHampton4.5 miles51.1Top 29% (2/7) in Richmond upon Thames
Royal Grammar School Guildford11.5 miles50.4Top 7% (2/29) in Surrey

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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