Warlingham School

Warlingham School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school with a strong focus on creating a supportive and positive environment for its students. The school's leadership is clear in their vision and has established high expectations for pupil achievement. Relationships among staff and pupils are highly regarded, contributing to a strong sense of community within the school. Additionally, the varied extracurricular opportunities, including sports and volunteering, enrich the student experience and foster personal development.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils create a caring environment.
• High expectations for student learning and behavior are evident.
• A well-planned and broad curriculum supports pupils' learning effectively.
• Excellent careers provision prepares pupils well for their future.
• Effective safeguarding measures ensure pupil safety.

Areas for Improvement

• Low numbers of pupils selecting modern foreign languages for study.
• Assessment information is not always used effectively to tailor teaching.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Warlingham School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.4% of pupils at Warlingham School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Warlingham School had 15.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.6% of pupils at Warlingham School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Warlingham School received £7,645 and spent £7,809 for each of its 1,443 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,025,000 (£710 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Tandridge Learning Trust, income was £7,249 and spending £7,427 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Tandridge · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Warlingham School is part of Tandridge Learning Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Hamsey Green Primary Warlingham
• Woodlea Primary School Caterham
• Tatsfield Primary School Tatsfield
• Bletchingley Village Primary School Redhill
• Hurst Green Infant School Oxted
• Felbridge Primary School East Grinstead

What is Warlingham School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Warlingham School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Warlingham School last inspected by Ofsted?

Warlingham School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Warlingham School have?

Warlingham School has 1,396 pupils on roll.

What age range does Warlingham School cover?

Warlingham School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Warlingham School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.8, and 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Warlingham School?

Warlingham School is at Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9YB.