Therfield School
| Motto | The Best For All — Excellence, Leadership and Opportunity |
|---|---|
| Type | Secondary Community |
| Headmaster | Mr James Malley |
| Chairman of Governors | Mr R. Hart |
| Founder | Surrey County Council |
| Location |
Dilston Road Leatherhead Surrey KT22 7NZ England Coordinates: 51°18′22″N 0°20′06″W / 51.306°N 0.335°W |
| Local authority | Surrey County Council |
| DfE URN | 125252 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 76 teaching, 29 support |
| Students | 951 as of January 2015[update] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Juniper, Leith, Polesden, Norbury |
| Colours | Green (Therfield dark and mid shades) Red (tie stripes) |
| Current admissions policy | Comprehensive |
| Chairman of Thurfield Trust Fund | Mrs C. Garel |
| Website | www |
Not to be confused with Therfield School also known as Therfield First School, Hertfordshire
Therfield School is a mixed comprehensive school educating students aged 11–18 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. Therfield School sixth form teaches courses of further education for students between the ages of 16 and 18 and has an arrangement of reciprocated entry criteria with three others in the county: The Ashcombe School, Warlingham School and Oxted School.
A non-fee paying school, Therfield School's funding is received predominantly via pro rata Surrey County Council annual allocation. Funding since 1981 has been enhanced by donations such as through its Charities Commission-registered Therfield School Trust Fund and successful registration or selection for pupil premiums and grants restricted to central and local government-funded schools.
Free school meals eligibility: 7% (band: low).
Therfield was a Specialist Sports College September 2005 — February 2008, achieving in its view its aim "to use sport as a tool to raise the whole school attainment through the focus on student and staff leadership skills, for Therfield to become a centre of excellence for sport" and thereafter broadening its focus.
In the house system, each of the four houses which compete in sport and other activities may constitute a single tutor group form in a given year or may be split into two. The resultant tutor forms provide a pastoral, advice point across all activities.
The proportion of students known to be eligible for the pupil premium funding (additional government funding for children in the care of the local authority, students known to be eligible for free school meals and those from service families) is below average. The proportion of disabled students and those with special educational needs who are supported at school action is above the national average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below the national average.
The school makes arrangements for a small number of students in Year 10 and 11 to access alternative provision or work-related courses through ‘The Link’, a school-funded facility accommodated off site.
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