Academy · Surrey
Esher Church of England High School
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
- Church of England
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Surrey council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 136 families put this school as their first choice, and 244 places were offered. 123 of the families who put it first got a place (90%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 244 | 136 | 90% |
| September 2025 | 287 | 196 | 81% |
| September 2024 | 256 | 163 | 99% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Camp England Esher, holiday club. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 28 April 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1160 (capacity 1200)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Academy trust
- ENLIGHTEN LEARNING TRUST
- Phone
- 01372468068
- Address
- More Lane, Esher, KT10 8AP
- Website
- esherhigh.surrey.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.