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Merstham Park School

Free schools · Redhill · RH1 3PU

Ages 11–16 · 711 pupils · Surrey

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

46.0

Overall absence

8.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-10-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.08
−20+2
Attainment 846.0
English & maths grade 5+37%
English & maths grade 4+64%
EBacc entry28%

EBacc APS: 4.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.2%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.5%
Enrolments in measure
651

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill79%

711 pupils · 900 places

Pupils on roll
711
Boys / girls
349 / 362
School capacity
900
Capacity fill
711 / 900 (79%)
Free school meals
28.4%
FSM pupils
202
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: GLF SCHOOLS
Academy trust
GLF SCHOOLS
Sponsor
GLF Schools
Headteacher
Mr Cullum Mitchell

Location

Address
Taynton Drive
Postcode
RH1 3PU
Town
Redhill
Local authority
Surrey
District
Reigate and Banstead
Constituency
East Surrey
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Redhill, Surrey, 711 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 28.4%.

Open schools in Redhill
18
Secondary schools in Redhill
3
Academies among open schools in Redhill
44% (8)
Open schools in RH1
19
Secondary in RH1
3
Open schools in Surrey LA
523
Secondary in Surrey LA
56

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Carrington School

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    Redhill · RH1 4AD · Surrey

    Ages 11–16

    • Att845.6
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+48%
    • Absence8.4%

    1.3 miles away

  • St Bede's School

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att859.4
    • P80.7
    • EM5+74%
    • Absence5.1%

    1.5 miles away

  • Woodfield School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community special school

    Redhill · RH1 3PR · Surrey

    Ages 11–19

    • Att80.8
    • P8-1.8
    • EM5+0%
    • Absence11.9%

    0.2 miles away

  • Furzefield Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Redhill · RH1 3PA · Surrey

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM24.7%

    0.4 miles away

  • Merstham Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Redhill · RH1 3AZ · Surrey

    Ages 2–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM20.8%

    0.5 miles away

  • East Surrey College

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    Redhill · RH1 2JX · Surrey

    Ages 16–99

    0.9 miles away

  • Aurora Chaldon School

    Other independent special school

    Redhill · RH1 3DB · Surrey

    Ages 5–19

    1.0 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Cullum Mitchell
Telephone
01737919491
Website
www.mersthamparkschool.org

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