| Blenheim High School | |
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| Address | |
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Longmead Road
Epsom
,
Surrey
, KT19 9BH
England
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| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Believe and achieve |
| Established | 1997 |
| Local authority | Surrey |
| Department for Education URN | 137906 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | Roger Kitley |
| Head teacher | Anthony Bodell[1] |
| Staff | 163 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,255 pupils |
| Houses | • Tulyar • Nashwan • Octavius • Sinndar |
| Colour(s) | Burgundy |
| Website | blenheim.surrey.sch.uk |
Blenheim High School is a secondary school located at Longmead Road, Epsom, Surrey, England, that opened in 1997. It is a coeducational, publicly funded academy that educates children from ages 11–18, with 1,350 pupils on roll.[2]
In the [Ofsted] inspection carried out in May 2019, the school was rated as "Good", point two on the four-point scale (one being the highest).
In the Ofsted inspection carried out in January 2017, the school was rated as "Requires Improvement," point three on the four-point scale (one being the highest).[2]
In the Ofsted inspection carried out in summer 2013 the school was rated as "Good," point two on the four-point scale (one being the highest).[2]
In the Ofsted inspection carried out in February 2010 the school was rated as "Satisfactory," point three on the four-point scale (one being the highest).[2]
In the previous, February 2007, Ofsted inspection the school was rated "Good," point two on the scale, and described as "a good school with many outstanding features." The school had been rated "Outstanding" in relation to the questions:
Ofsted described Blenheim as 'calm, orderly and purposeful’.[3]
The school was oversubscribed in 2020 and prior to 2011.
On 5 October 2001 the admission arrangements were reviewed by an independent adjudicator who decided:
On 26 October 2001 Stephen Timms, then Minister of State for School Standards, in a written answer, gave an assurance to Chris Grayling MP that the funding of the school would be safeguarded despite the ending of grant-maintained status.[5]
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The school has four houses, named after Famous Race horses from the Local Darby.
The ties (burgundy with diagonal white stripes) feature the school logo situated just under the knot, over a stripe of the colour denoting the house of the student.
As of September 2021 the school underwent a 're-branding', which included a new logo. The logo incorporates the four house colours of red, green, blue and yellow. The new school motto, 'work ethic, resilience, innovation, improvement', is below the logo.
In November 2020 the school has: