Best 3 Secondary schools in Redhill – comparison
Comparison of secondary schools: St Bede's School (Secondary) in Redhill; Carrington School (Secondary) in Redhill; Merstham Park School (Secondary) in Redhill — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares St Bede's School, Carrington School and Merstham Park School. They are secondary phase and voluntary aided school, academy converter and free schools type located around Redhill, Surrey and Redhill. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (St Bede's School), published Feb 2017. The lowest is 2 (Carrington School), published Jun 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for Carrington School (Jun 2023). average roll around ≈ 1,200, combined total ≈ 3,600, typical FSM 20–25%, range 5–10%–25–30%; spread across trusts such as South East Surrey Schools Education Trust and GLF Schools.
| Attribute |
St Bede's School
RH1 2LQ
|
Carrington School
RH1 4AD
|
Merstham Park School
RH1 3PU
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Voluntary aided school | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Free schools |
| Location |
Redhill Surrey RH1 2LQ |
Redhill Surrey RH1 4AD |
Redhill RH1 3PU |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 20 Feb 2017 | 2 27 Jun 2023 | 2 12 Jan 2023 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 1,950 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,000 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 650 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1890 | 1088 | 900 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | |
| Trust / Local authority | Surrey (936) | South East Surrey Schools Education Trust | GLF Schools |
| Website | www.st-bedes.surrey.sch.uk | www.carringtonschool.org | www.mersthamparkschool.org |
| Telephone | 01737212108 | 01737764356 | 01737919491 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Voluntary aided school
- Location
- Redhill
Surrey
RH1 2LQ - Ofsted
- 1 20 Feb 2017
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,950 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Surrey (936)
- Website
- www.st-bedes.surrey.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01737212108
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Redhill
Surrey
RH1 4AD - Ofsted
- 2 27 Jun 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,000 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- South East Surrey Schools Education Trust
- Website
- www.carringtonschool.org
- Telephone
- 01737764356
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Free schools
- Location
- Redhill
RH1 3PU - Ofsted
- 2 12 Jan 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 650 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- GLF Schools
- Website
- www.mersthamparkschool.org
- Telephone
- 01737919491
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