Farnham Heath End

Farnham Heath End has shown notable improvement since its previous inspection, now rated as good across all evaluated areas. The school has become a more supportive and inclusive environment for both staff and students, marked by higher expectations and positive behavior policies. Pupils report a safer and happier school culture, with increased participation in extracurricular activities, although some pupils still refrain from joining these activities. With strong leadership and a dedicated staff, the school focuses on delivering a diverse and engaging curriculum, helping students work harder and become more resilient.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and management under new leadership.
• Effective behavior policies that have improved school culture.
• Supportive environment for pupils with SEND, leading to good outcomes.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities promoting personal development.
• High standards of safeguarding and pupil welfare.
• Commitment to equality and diversity exemplified through various initiatives.

Areas for Improvement

• Some inconsistency in the implementation of behavior policies.
• Pupils lack clarity on how their achievements connect to future career choices.

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 Farnham Heath End attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.6% 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, 8.4% of pupils at Farnham Heath End were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were 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 Farnham Heath End had 13.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 13.8% of pupils at Farnham Heath End were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.5% 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 Farnham Heath End received £8,590 and spent £8,338 for each of its 1,077 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £804,000 (£747 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Weydon Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,210 and spending £8,089 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 Farnham · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Farnham Heath End is part of Weydon Multi Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• William Cobbett Primary School Farnham
• The Abbey School Farnham
• The Ridgeway School Farnham
• Weydon School Farnham
• Crondall Primary School Farnham
• St Mark's Church of England Primary School Farnborough
• The Sixth Form College Farnborough Farnborough
• Frimley CofE School Camberley
• Tomlinscote School Camberley
• Frogmore Community College Yateley

What is Farnham Heath End's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Farnham Heath End is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Farnham Heath End last inspected by Ofsted?

Farnham Heath End was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Farnham Heath End have?

Farnham Heath End has 1,059 pupils on roll.

What age range does Farnham Heath End cover?

Farnham Heath End for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Farnham Heath End's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.1, and 53% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Farnham Heath End?

Farnham Heath End is at Hale Reeds, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 9BN.