Overall Oxbridge
#875
2 ranked schools · +39 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,974
Applications
45
Offers
13
Offer rate28.9%
+6.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Caterham
Cut into a dry valley on the dip slope of the North Downs, Caterham sits within the Tandridge district of Surrey around six miles south of Croydon. Some 21,000 people lived here at the 2011 census.
The town divides between Caterham Valley, whose main centre occupies the valley floor, and Caterham on the Hill to the west, where school catchments draw families competing for primary places. Woldingham and Chaldon extend the school-competitive belt into the surrounding countryside, with Whyteleafe forming a lower residential tier to the north. Caterham Valley station connects directly to London Bridge via the branch line in roughly thirty minutes.
10
Primary
schools
3
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
schools
2
Special
schools
of which4sixth forms·7faith16 total
Area Performance
Caterham schools rank in the top 24% of England
Across 15 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 8.35/10, +0.88 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
40% Elite
Distribution across all Caterham schools
EliteExcellentGood
Caterham vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 24%
Across all ranked Caterham schools
Top 28%Primaryavg #4,204 of 14,825
Top 28%Secondaryavg #1,072 of 3,810
Top 6%Sixth formavg #154 of 2,525
Primary schools: 7 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
+0.17 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#4,204
+22 pts vs medianmedian 7,413
top 28% of 14,825
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
70%
+8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
13%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
+0.17 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#4,204
+22 pts vs medianmedian 7,413
top 28% of 14,825
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
70%
+8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
13%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
9.0/10
+1.60 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,072
+22 pts vs medianmedian 1,905
top 28% of 3,810
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
81%
+25 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
30.6
-8.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
9.0/10
+1.60 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,072
+22 pts vs medianmedian 1,905
top 28% of 3,810
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
81%
+25 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
30.6
-8.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
9.2/10
+1.42 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#154
+44 pts vs medianmedian 1,263
top 6% of 2,525
% A*-A at A-Level
57%
+32 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
86%
+36 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
9.2/10
+1.42 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#154
+44 pts vs medianmedian 1,263
top 6% of 2,525
% A*-A at A-Level
57%
+32 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
86%
+36 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#190
2 ranked schools · +63 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,193
Applications
27
Offers
6
Offer rate22.2%
+7.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#608
2 ranked schools · +165 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,871
Applications
18
Offers
7
Offer rate38.9%
+9.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Caterham town
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School profiles in Caterham
Browse 11 local profile links across primary schools in caterham town and secondary schools in caterham town. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
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