Best secondary schools in Surrey (2026)
Surrey has 53 ranked secondary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Gordon's School, in the top 6% in England. The average Attainment 8 here in 2025 was 51.4, against 46.1 for England. 11 are in England's top 10%, and 4 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Surrey has no grammar schools.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 (2023–2025 average) | Attainment 8 2025 | Trend | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 6% in England |
Gordon's School West End and Chobham |
64.4 | 63.6 | 76% | Not judged | |
2 Top 6% in England |
St Peter's Catholic School Guildford · Roman Catholic |
64.6 | 63.6 | 77% | Outstanding | |
3 Top 6% in England |
Weydon School Wrecclesham |
62.7 | 63.5 | 80% | Good | |
4 Top 7% in England |
Salesian School, Chertsey Chertsey · Roman Catholic |
62.8 | 64.9 | 83% | Not judged | |
5 Top 7% in England |
Rosebery School Epsom · Girls |
61.9 | 63.5 | 80% | No rating | |
6 Top 7% in England |
Hinchley Wood School West Molesey |
61.4 | 64.5 | 81% | Outstanding | |
7 Top 9% in England |
Heathside School Byfleet |
58.6 | 58.7 | 77% | No rating | |
8 Top 9% in England |
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking Woking · Roman Catholic |
59.5 | 58.1 | 66% | Not judged | |
9 Top 9% in England |
St Paul's Catholic College Sunbury-on-Thames · Roman Catholic |
59.6 | 61.8 | 75% | No rating | |
10 Top 9% in England |
St Bede's School Redhill (Reigate and Banstead) · Church of England/Roman Catholic |
58.7 | 57.9 | 68% | No rating | |
11 Top 10% in England |
Guildford County School Guildford |
58.1 | 54.8 | 65% | No rating | |
12 Top 11% in England |
George Abbot School Guildford |
57.7 | 58.2 | 69% | Good | |
13 Top 11% in England |
Howard of Effingham School Great Bookham and Fetcham |
57.3 | 57.1 | 66% | Good | |
14 Top 14% in England |
Glyn School Ewell · Boys |
55.5 | 56.0 | 66% | Outstanding | |
15 Top 15% in England |
Woolmer Hill School Haslemere |
55.4 | 56.9 | 68% | No rating | |
16 Top 15% in England |
Tomlinscote School Frimley |
54.8 | 53.4 | 62% | Outstanding | |
17 Top 16% in England |
The Ashcombe School Dorking |
54.9 | 57.1 | 68% | No rating | |
18 Top 16% in England |
Cobham Free School Cobham (Elmbridge) |
54.7 | 53.1 | 54% | No rating | |
19 Top 17% in England |
Broadwater School Farncombe |
54.5 | 55.9 | 62% | Good | |
20 Top 18% in England |
Woking High School Woking |
54.5 | 54.3 | 61% | No rating | |
21 Top 18% in England |
Rodborough Milford and Witley |
53.9 | 53.4 | 64% | Report card | |
22 Top 19% in England |
Fullbrook School West Byfleet, Sheerwater and New Haw |
52.7 | 52.6 | 58% | Report card | |
23 Top 21% in England |
Royal Alexandra and Albert School Gatton |
53.3 | 53.2 | 54% | Good | |
24 Top 21% in England |
Esher Church of England High School Esher · Church of England |
52.4 | 55.4 | 61% | Report card | |
25 Top 21% in England |
The Bishop Wand Church of England School Sunbury-on-Thames · Church of England |
52.9 | 53.9 | 61% | Report card | |
26 Top 22% in England |
Glebelands School Cranleigh |
53.2 | 53.2 | 54% | Good | |
27 Top 22% in England |
Reigate School Redhill (Reigate and Banstead) |
51.8 | 52.4 | 61% | Good | |
28 Top 27% in England |
Thamesmead School Shepperton |
51.3 | 50.6 | 51% | No rating | |
29 Top 29% in England |
Ash Manor School Ash and Ash Vale |
49.9 | 49.7 | 54% | No rating | |
30 Top 30% in England |
Chertsey High School Chertsey |
50.1 | 46.2 | 45% | Good | |
31 Top 35% in England |
The Magna Carta School Egham |
48.8 | 46.7 | 46% | Not judged | |
32 Top 36% in England |
Blenheim High School Epsom |
49.1 | 49.4 | 47% | No rating | |
33 Top 37% in England |
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College Woking |
48.5 | 48.7 | 49% | No rating | |
34 Top 37% in England |
Hoe Valley School Woking |
48.5 | 46.9 | 43% | Not judged | |
35 Top 40% in England |
Therfield School Leatherhead |
48.0 | 49.0 | 49% | No rating | |
36 Top 43% in England |
Collingwood College Camberley |
47.4 | 45.4 | 43% | Report card | |
37 Top 46% in England |
The Beacon School Tadworth and Epsom Downs |
45.4 | 45.1 | 51% | Requires improvement | |
38 Top 50% in England |
Carrington School Redhill (Reigate and Banstead) |
45.8 | 45.0 | 43% | Good | |
39 Bottom 44% in England |
Warlingham School Warlingham |
44.5 | 44.4 | 42% | No rating | |
40 Bottom 42% in England |
Oxted School Oxted |
44.8 | 44.6 | 39% | Report card | |
41 Bottom 42% in England |
Kings College Guildford Guildford |
44.8 | 44.4 | 42% | No rating | |
42 Bottom 41% in England |
Farnham Heath End Weybourne (Waverley) |
45.0 | 44.8 | 40% | Good | |
43 Bottom 40% in England |
Three Rivers Academy Hersham |
43.4 | 42.3 | 39% | Not judged | |
44 Bottom 39% in England |
The Matthew Arnold School Staines-upon-Thames |
44.1 | 49.0 | 47% | No rating | |
45 Bottom 39% in England |
Epsom and Ewell High School Ewell |
44.0 | 44.1 | 41% | Report card | |
46 Bottom 39% in England |
Merstham Park School South Merstham |
43.6 | 45.0 | 44% | Good | |
47 Bottom 38% in England |
Jubilee High School Addlestone |
43.3 | 42.3 | 39% | No rating | |
48 Bottom 35% in England |
The Bishop David Brown School West Byfleet, Sheerwater and New Haw |
43.3 | 45.0 | 42% | No rating | |
49 Bottom 35% in England |
de Stafford School Caterham |
43.1 | 42.7 | 34% | Good | |
50 Bottom 34% in England |
Christ's College, Guildford Guildford · Church of England |
42.9 | 42.5 | 36% | Good | |
51 Bottom 30% in England |
Oakwood School Horley (Reigate and Banstead) |
42.2 | 43.0 | 34% | Report card | |
52 Bottom 23% in England |
Thomas Knyvett College Ashford (Spelthorne) |
40.6 | 38.6 | 30% | Report card | |
53 Bottom 19% in England |
The Priory Church of England School Dorking · Church of England |
40.1 | 40.1 | 31% | No rating |
Best secondary school in each town
- Guildford · best: St Peter's Catholic School
- Woking · best: St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
- Redhill (Reigate and Banstead) · best: St Bede's School
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Questions
What is the best secondary school in Surrey?
On exam results over the last three years, Gordon's School is the top-ranked secondary school in Surrey, in the top 6% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.