MixedIndependentBoarding

Frensham Heights School

Farnham, Surrey, South East · GU10 4EA

Founded in 1925, Frensham Heights is a co-educational independent school near Farnham in Surrey, taking both day pupils and boarders across the full 3-18 age range. With around 530 pupils, including a small sixth form of roughly 90, it offers a settled, medium-sized community. The Independent Schools Inspectorate rated the school excellent for both education quality and personal development, with all compliance standards met. A notable strength is the breadth of support on offer, with a high proportion of pupils receiving SEN support, suggesting a school used to meeting a range of individual needs.

530

Pupils

excellent

ISI

£31,200

Day fees / yr

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Overview & data

Gender: Mixed
Type: independent (fee-paying) school
Age range: 3-18
Pupils: 530
Location: Farnham, Surrey, South East
Website: www.frensham.org
Telephone: 01252 079661

Entrance & admissions

Entry age: 11

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Headteacher

Head Ben McCarey

Latest results

Attainment 8

45.9

National average 46.9

GCSE grade 5+ (English & Maths)

69%

National average 47%

GCSE grade 9-7

44%

A-level A*-A

36%

A-level A*-B

59%

Teaching & academics

Results at GCSE are reassuring: 69% of pupils achieve grade 5 or above in English and Maths, comfortably ahead of the national average of 47%, while the Attainment 8 score of 45.9 sits just below the national figure of 46.9. At A-level, 36% of grades reach A*-A and 59% reach A*-B. The curriculum extends beyond traditional academic routes, with GCSE, A-level, BTEC and the EPQ all available, and creative and humanities subjects such as Psychology, Sociology, English Literature and Art and Design proving popular in the sixth form.

Sixth form

Sixth-form pupils: 90

Popular A-level subjects

PsychologySociologyMathematicsEnglish LiteratureArt and Design

Qualifications offered

GCSEA-levelBTECEPQ

Learning support & SEN

SEN support: 38.43%
EHC plans: 0.2%

Arts & extracurricular

Scholarships

Honorary scholarships

Languages

FrenchSpanish

Popular GCSE subjects

MathematicsEnglish LiteratureBiologyChemistryPhysicsGeographyReligious StudiesDramaArt and Design

Sport

Main sports

FootballRugbyCricketAthleticsTennisNetballHockey

Beyond the classroom

Sport spans football, rugby, cricket, hockey, netball, tennis and athletics, giving pupils a wide field of team and individual options. Drama and Art and Design feature prominently among popular subjects, pointing to a creative dimension alongside the academic programme.

Ethos & heritage

Founded: 1925
Boarding: Yes

Mobile phone policy

Students up to and including Year 11 are not allowed access to their phones during the school day. Sixth form students can access their phones while in school and are encouraged to model good behaviour and limit this to use in and around the sixth form centre. Boarders up to Year 11 have access for a limited time to their phones in the evening before they are handed in for the night. All students should bring a laptop to school every day.

Money matters

Day fees (per year): £11,700 - £31,200
Boarding fees (per year): £34,800 - £48,750

Inspection reports

ISI rating: excellent
ISI personal development: excellent
Last inspected: 4 February 2025

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The last word

A medium-sized, ISI-excellent school with strong GCSE outcomes and a clear willingness to support pupils across a range of needs. Day fees run from £11,700 to £31,200, with boarding up to £48,750.

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