The Priory Church of England School
Score
D48
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dorking, RH4 3DG
- Distance
- 1.6km away
The Ashcombe School
Ashcombe Road, Dorking, RH4 1LY
Local ranking23rd of 57 secondary schools in Surrey
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1476
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 23 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 55.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 61.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 79.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 233
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 93.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 52.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 31.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
139
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 15.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 318
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1513
- Boys
- 824 (54%)
- Girls
- 709 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1476 (104% full)
- SEND
- 20.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.2%
- EAL
- 6.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 17.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 96.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,132/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 78.8%
- White Other: 10.2%
- Mixed Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
- Asian Other: 0.8%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.7%
78.8%
White British
10.2%
White Other
2.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Ashcombe Road
Dorking, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 143901
- UKPRN
- 10062360
- Establishment No.
- 4454
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST SURREY SCHOOLS EDUCATION TRUST
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