Weydon School is a secondary school located in Farnham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 11/06/2009. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Weydon Lane, Farnham, GU9 8UG
Website: http://www.weydonschool.surrey.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01252725052
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jackie Sharman
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136531

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/06/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1316
Number of Pupils: 1653
Number of Boys: 864
Number of Girls: 789

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.63 Confidence interval 0.47 to 0.78
Of the 277 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 268 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:64%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:74%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:62.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.77
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Little Green Lane , Wrecclesham GU9 8TF 		3out of 4 532 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Highfield South Farnham School
Weydon Lane , GU9 8QH 		4out of 4 1,011 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Potters Gate CofE Primary School
Potters Gate , GU9 7BB 		3out of 4 1,530 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
Upper Church Lane , GU9 7PW 		3out of 4 1,729 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School
Waverley Lane , GU9 8BQ 		4out of 4 2,274 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weydon School
Weydon Lane , GU9 8UG 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ridgeway School
14 Frensham Road , GU9 8HB 		4out of 4 1,583 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
University for the Creative Arts
Falkner Road , GU9 7DS 		- not rated 1,892 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Abbey School
Menin Way , GU9 8DY 		4out of 4 2,411 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Edgeborough School
84 Frensham Road , Farnham GU10 3AH 		- not rated 2,801 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Frensham Heights School
Rowledge , GU10 4EA 		- not rated 3,071 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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