The Ashcombe School is a secondary school located in Dorking. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/01/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.7%, which is 2.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ashcombe Road, Dorking, RH4 1LY
Website: http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk
Telephone: 01306886312
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Panting
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143901

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1476
Number of Pupils: 1468
Number of Boys: 768
Number of Girls: 700

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.04 Confidence interval -0.21 to 0.14
Of the 213 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 203 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:83%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:52%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dorking Nursery School
West Street , RH4 1BY
4out of 4 1,054 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Martin's CofE Controlled Primary School, Dorking
Ranmore Road , RH4 1HW
3out of 4 728 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School
St Paul's Road West , RH4 2HS
4out of 4 1,284 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Norfolk Road , RH4 3JA
3out of 4 1,323 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Powell Corderoy Primary School
Longfield Road , RH4 3DF
3out of 4 1,950 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
Goodwyns Road , RH4 2LR
3out of 4 2,691 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ashcombe School
Ashcombe Road , RH4 1LY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Priory CofE Voluntary Aided School
West Bank , RH4 3DG
3out of 4 1,691 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.