Cobham Free SchoolThree Rivers Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Cobham Free School and Three Rivers Academy.

  • Cobham Free School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Three Rivers Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cobham Free School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cobham Free School was judged Good and Three Rivers Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.0 for Cobham Free School and 42.6 for Three Rivers Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Cobham Free School (55.3 in 2021-22, 56.0 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Three Rivers Academy (43.6 in 2021-22, 42.6 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Cobham Free School versus Three Rivers Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CobhamCobham Free SchoolWalton-on-ThamesThree Rivers AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking19th of 57 in Surrey Stronger figure50th of 57 in Surrey
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Academy converter
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range4-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll983 1,311
Capacity1,064 1,250
LocationCobham, KT11 1TF Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ
GCSE results
Attainment 856.0 Stronger figure42.6 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths69.2% Stronger figure41.3% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths88.5% Stronger figure61.0% 64.8%
Cohort104 269
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries44 73
A-level average points33.9 Stronger figure31.3 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C
Best 3 A-levels points32.3 Stronger figure30.2 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects12.2% Stronger figure7.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census963 1,391
Free school meals (ever 6)15.4% 25.1%
English as an additional language11.4% 15.2%
SEN support7.8% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% Stronger figure9.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence25.5% Stronger figure26.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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