St Andrew's Catholic School

Academy converter·Secondary school Leatherhead, Surrey·KT22 7JP
Composite score
81.5
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#154
National rank
#44
In South East
#1
In Surrey
Top 5%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
65.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
80%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
92%
% EBacc grade 5+
62%
EBacc average points score
6.12

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
62%
378 first choices, 236 places
First choices per place
1.60
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
758
any preference, for 236 places
Last place offered lived
0.35 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 571 m
Applications from another council area
10%

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,596
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
7.0%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
15.9%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£1,716
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

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Location

St Andrew's Catholic School at a glance

Located in Leatherhead, Surrey, St Andrew's Catholic School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 1,596 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 65.2 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.9 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 5% of secondary schools in England.

80% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 92% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Andrew's Catholic School is oversubscribed: about 6 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 378 first choices for 236 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.35 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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