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Schools in Surrey

443 schools in 59 towns: how they were inspected, the best by phase, where places ran out, and the dates to apply.

Surrey at a glance

Schools
443 296 state primary, 58 state secondary, 8 sixth-form or college and 81 private. DfE Get Information about Schools, 17 October 2026.
Good or Outstanding
97% 263 of the 272 state schools whose latest Ofsted inspection gave a grade. 44 more have the new report card, which gives no single grade. Ofsted, latest inspections.
Oversubscribed in 2026
100 Of 305 state schools with DfE figures for 2026: more first preferences than places at entry (Reception or Year 7). DfE, school applications and offers, 2026.
Offer distances held
41% How far the last place reached on offer day: held for 144 of 354 state schools that take an intake. Surrey's published offer-day figures.

The best schools in Surrey

Primary

Place in SurreySchoolTownBand in England
1South Farnham SchoolFarnhamTop 1%
2The Raleigh SchoolLeatherheadTop 1%
3Cuddington Croft Primary School and NurserySuttonTop 1%
4Busbridge CofE Aided Junior SchoolGodalmingTop 5%
5Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolHaslemereTop 5%
6St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary SchoolWokingTop 5%
7Our Lady of the Rosary Primary SchoolStainesTop 5%
8St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, WeybridgeWeybridgeTop 5%
9Wallace Fields Junior SchoolEpsomTop 5%
10Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary SchoolHershamTop 5%

Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Surrey primary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.

Secondary (GCSE)

Place in SurreySchoolTownBand in England
1St Andrew's Catholic SchoolLeatherheadTop 5%
2St Peter's Catholic SchoolGuildfordTop 5%
3Gordon's SchoolWokingTop 5%
4Salesian School, ChertseyChertseyTop 5%
5Rosebery SchoolEpsomTop 10%
6St Paul's Catholic CollegeSunbury-on-ThamesTop 10%
7Hinchley Wood SchoolEsherTop 10%
8St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, WokingWokingTop 10%
9Woolmer Hill SchoolHaslemereTop 10%
10St Bede's SchoolRedhillTop 10%

Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Surrey secondary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.

Towns

Getting in

Starting Reception in September 2027

DateWhatWhat to doSource
2 November 2026Reception applications open
Apply from 2 November 2026		The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now.Surrey council
15 January 2027Primary applications close
Closing date for on-time applications		Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one.Surrey council
16 April 2027Primary offer dayOffers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.National rule (School Admissions Code)

Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027

DateWhatWhat to doSource
1 September 2026Year 7 applications open
Applications opened 1 September 2026		The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now.Surrey council
31 October 2026Secondary applications close
Closing date for on-time applications		Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one.Surrey council
1 March 2027Secondary offer dayOffers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.National rule (School Admissions Code)

Every Surrey admission date · After offer day in Surrey: replies, waiting lists and appeals

We hold no catchment maps for Surrey. Many schools here admit by distance; the catchment finder says which maps cover a postcode.

Offer-day distances (how far the last place reached) are held for 144 of 354 state schools (41%). Could we get in? sets your distance beside them.

Private schools, fees and childcare

Private school fees in Surrey: we hold checked fees for 47 of 81 private schools.

Childcare costs, town by town: 481 nurseries and pre-schools in Surrey, with fees held for 99. Nurseries in Surrey by Ofsted rating.

Every school in Surrey, A to Z by town

League tables: Primary · GCSE · A level · Private schools: A level.

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Ash

Ash Vale

Ashford

Ashtead

Bagshot

Banstead

Betchworth

Camberley

Caterham

Chertsey

Cobham

Cranleigh

Crawley

Dorking

East Grinstead

East Molesey

Egham

Englefield Green

Epsom

Epsom Downs

Esher

Ewhurst

Farnham

Frimley

Godalming

Godstone

Guildford

Haslemere

Hersham

Hindhead

Horley

Leatherhead

Lightwater

Lingfield

Merstham

Oxted

Redhill

Reigate

Shepperton

Staines

Staines-upon-Thames

Sunbury-on-Thames

Surbiton

Surrey

Sutton

Tadworth

Tatsfield

Thames Ditton

Virginia Water

Walton on Thames

Warlingham

West Byfleet

West Molesey

Weybridge

Whyteleafe

Windlesham

Woking

Worcester Park

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