The Ashcombe School

State-Funded School

the-ashcombe-school-surrey-south-east

South EastRegion

SurreyLocal Authority

Dorking and HorleyConstituency

RH4 1LYPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Ashcombe School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Surrey, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,533 pupils. The Ashcombe School is part of South East Surrey Schools Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 57.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 67.8%
EBacc average point score: 5.42

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,533

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,533
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: South East Surrey Schools Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 23 May 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
26 Feb 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.