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Philip Southcote School

Special · ages 11-19MixedAcademy279 pupilsSixth formAddlestoneSurrey
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths7%England 46%
Attendance89.0%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families43%Far more than most schools
PlacesFull279 pupils, 196 places
Pupils per teacher7.3School workforce census
Pupils on roll279Census January 2026

Philip Southcote School is a special academy in Addlestone for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 279 pupils, 83 more than it has places for. About 43 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.

Addlestone Moor, Addlestone, KT15 2QH01932 562326philipsouthcoteschool.co.ukMr Lee Jerwood headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2023: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

28 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score6.9
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths7%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths7%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Progress from age 11-1.60In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level. (From 2023/24, the latest year there is. The government didn't work it out for the 2025 year group.)Official name: Progress 8
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 1.01.020182019: 2.62.620192022: 3.23.220222023: 4.54.520232024: 3.53.520242025: 6.96.92025
Since 2018: +5.9
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure20252024†2023†2022†2019†2018†SurreyEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11283019211922
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 86.93.54.53.22.61.050.646.8
Progress from age 11Progress 8-1.60-1.33-1.86-1.75-1.57
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths7%0%0%0%0%0%54%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths7%0%0%0%0%0%73%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.380.170.170.030.150.004.544.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%44%41%
Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged8.53.44.23.52.41.0
Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged5.63.85.02.62.71.1
Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers4.14.82.92.61.1

† These results are for Philip Southcote School, the school this one replaced in December 2023. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Subjects

Results came out for 4 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught here
SciencesBiology10

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics14 entries
14%England 53%
14%England 54%
Biology10 entries
0%England 82%
Art and Design10 entries
20%England 58%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics140%14%21%53%
English Language140%14%21%54%
Biology100%0%0%82%
Art and Design100%20%40%58%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreLow-income pupils vs other pupils
8.55.6
Gap 2.9England 12.2
Strong pass in English and mathsLow-income pupils vs other pupils
15%0%
Gap 15 ptsEngland 22 pts
Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
5.19.4
Gap 4.3England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Surrey council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll279Census January 2026
Places196142% full
Pupils from low-income families42%43% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English10%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%279 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)44%£106,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls173 / 106
White British pupils76%

Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, speech, language and communication.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Surrey with hearing impairment provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (122), Autistic spectrum disorder (57), language and communications needs (48), emotional and mental health (16), Specific learning difficulty (11), Physical disability (7).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024
Pupils on roll279263238
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals42%41%41%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language10%10%13%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance89.0%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school24.1%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils9.12024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission3.6%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence11.0%11.3%10.4%11.9%21.6%7.4%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence7.5%6.2%6.7%8.8%20.3%5.4%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence3.6%5.1%3.7%3.1%1.3%2.0%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence24.1%32.1%31.9%36.2%76.6%25.2%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate9.113.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00

† These attendance figures are for Philip Southcote School, the school this one replaced in December 2023. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 19 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training84%and stayed there for at least six months

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers38.4full-time equivalent, 41 people
Pupils per teacher7.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers85%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants68.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,673
Teachers who left in the year15%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.12024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£21,768England £30,720. Total £5.7m
Income per pupil£26,479England £33,526. Total £7.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£9,985England £11,966
Money in reserve18%A healthy amount put by: £1.2m, £4,731 per pupil. England 16%
Money in against money out+£1.2mit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£21,768spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m9012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate72 per 1,000 people21% lower than the England average
Typical house price£465,000Runnymede
Nearest bus stop240 mRoakes Avenue, 3 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Chertsey High SchoolFree school230 m886Good 202260Compare
Stepgates Community SchoolCouncil880 m278Good 202347Compare
St George's College WeybridgeIndependent (grammar)950 m990Not inspectedCompare
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy950 m435Good 202488Compare
Darley Dene Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles233Good 202450Compare
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles409Good 202222Compare
Sir William Perkins's SchoolIndependent (grammar)1.0 miles505Not inspectedCompare
Meadowcroft Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles135Report card 202610Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Philip Southcote School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Philip Southcote School yet.

How good are Philip Southcote School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 7% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 6.9, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.

How many pupils does Philip Southcote School have?

279 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 196 places, so it is 142% full.

What is attendance like at Philip Southcote School?

Pupils were in school 89.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 24% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

Does Philip Southcote School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It is a special school for hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

Does Philip Southcote School have a sixth form?

Yes.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Addlestone Moor, Addlestone, KT15 2QH
Telephone
01932 562326
Website
www.philipsouthcoteschool.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr Lee Jerwood
Type of school
Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
Phase
Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Bourne Education Trust (31 schools)
Local authority
Surrey
Ward
Chertsey Riverside
Constituency
Runnymede and Weybridge
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 December 2023 (academy converter)
URN
150197 · LAESTAB 9367065 · UKPRN 10093471
Formerly
Philip Southcote School

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from