Secondary school

Three Rivers Academy

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Surrey
  • KT12 5EJ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Oct 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,242 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 69%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 85%85%2016/17: top 73%2017/18: top 68%2018/19: top 74%2021/22: top 74%2022/23: top 56%56% · 2022/232023/24: top 63%2024/25: top 69%No exams

A-level results

#271 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South East

Attainment 842.3 · South East 464/10 Below+6.8 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths39% · South East 44.8%4/10 Below+18.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.69 · South East 4.034/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.67 · South East +0.012/10 Well below South East−7.3 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry31.31 · South East 33.475/10 Middle+26 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 44 · 173 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 41.9 · 163 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 42.7 · 179 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 41.8 · 163 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 43.6 · 146 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 44.8 · 202 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 43.1 · 250 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 42.3 · 249 pupils · South East 4644.841.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 33% · 163 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 35% · 179 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 32% · 163 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 34% · 146 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 42% · 202 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 43.6% · 250 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 39% · 249 pupils · South East 44.8%43.6%32%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 25.95 · 65 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 27.22 · 32 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 26.06 · 35 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 28.21 · 32 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 30.2 · 56 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 27.97 · 47 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 28.11 · 46 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 31.31 · 73 pupils · South East 33.4731.3125.95No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
114 of 114 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st114114
2nd9634
3rd639

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2019Good
  7. 2024All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,311
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.1%
First language not English15.2%
SEN support12.8%
EHC plan5.8%
Absence (sessions missed)9.5%
Persistently absent pupils26.8%

Girls 49%Boys 51%

104.9% full · 1,250 places · 192 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 270 responses (19.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school91.1% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved79.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 67.8% not applicable48.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year87% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.6% not applicable79.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?30.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 30.7% who said Yes above77.1% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child88.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school88.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing88.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development78.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent84.1% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.1
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 68.1
  • Leadership 8.5
  • Teaching assistants 26.2
  • Other support 24.3

Teachers 76.6 FTE · Whole workforce 127.1 · 141 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,654
Spend per pupil£7,516
Staff spend per pupil£5,965
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,586,000in-year balance

Grants £8,486 · self-generated £168 · premises £286 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £4,414,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

250 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained95.6%
  • Education88%
  • Apprenticeship6%
  • Employment1.6%
  • Not sustained2.4%
  • Unknown2%

After sixth form (16–18)

65 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained76.9%
  • Education47.7%
  • Higher education47.7%
  • Apprenticeship7.7%
  • Employment21.5%
  • Not sustained10.8%
  • Unknown12.3%