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{{hatnote|Not to be confused with [[List of schools in Hertfordshire|Therfield School also known as Therfield First School, Hertfordshire]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Therfield School
| image =
| chair = Rob Hart
| chair_label = Chairman of Governors
| coordinates = {{coord|51.306|-0.335|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
| motto = The Best For All —<br>Excellence, Leadership and Opportunity
| established = 1913
| founder =
| address = Dilston Road
| city = [[Leatherhead]]
| postcode = KT22 7NZ
| local_authority = [[Surrey County Council]]
| county = [[Surrey]]
| country = England
| head_label = Headmaster
| head = James Malley
| urn = 143902
| ofsted = yes
| enrolment = 902 {{As of|2020|11|lc=on}}
| type = [[Academy (English school)|Academy]]
| trust = South East Surrey Schools Education Trust
| gender = [[Mixed-sex education|Coeducational]]
| staff =
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 18
| houses = [[Juniper Hall|Juniper]], [[Leith Hill|Leith]], [[Polesden Lacey|Polesden]], [[Norbury Park|Norbury]]
| colours = Green {{color box|Green}} (Therfield dark and mid shades)<br>Red {{color box|Red}} (tie stripes)
| website = {{URL|www.therfield.surrey.sch.uk}}
| free_label_2 = Current admissions policy
| free_2 = [[Comprehensive School|Comprehensive]]
| free_label_3 = Chairman of Therfield Trust Fund
| free_3 = C. Garel
}}

'''Therfield School''' is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] and [[sixth form]] located 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]].

== History ==
The school - then known as '''County Upper Mixed Senior School''' was founded in 1913 on a site in Kingston Road, under the headship of Mr Burgess.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Therfield School Leatherhead Alumni - School History|url=https://www.leatherheadweb.org.uk/therfieldalumni/go_to_history.htm|access-date=2021-02-10|website=www.leatherheadweb.org.uk}}</ref> In 1926, the Senior School took over the neighbouring site of the former '''County Infants' School''' in addition to its own as a result of expanding pupil numbers.<ref name=":1"/>

The school was converted into a secondary school (providing education up until the age of 15, rather than 14 as the previous senior school had) under the name '''Leatherhead County Secondary School''' in 1945 as a result of the [[Education Act 1944|1944 Butler Education Act]].<ref name=":1"/>

In 1953, the school began to move to its new site at Dilston Road, although pupils were taught at both sites and at the United Dairies Depot until 1976,<ref name=":1"/> when the school was renamed '''Therfield School''' after Brian de Therfield, who was granted the land the school currently stands on as part of the Manor of Pachesam by [[John, King of England|King John]] in 1205.<ref name=":1" />

== Funding ==
A non-fee paying school, Therfield School's funding was 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 premium]]s and grants restricted to central and local government-funded schools.<ref>[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1082392&SubsidiaryNumber=0 1082392 - Therfield School Trust Fund]. Charity Commission. Accessed 2015-04-23.</ref><ref>[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/RemovedCharityMain.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=281932&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Amalgamated, removed charity: 281932] Accessed 2015-04-23</ref><ref name="2013rpt">[http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2196521/urn/125252.pdf School Report: Therfield School] At pages 2 and 4. 21 March 2013. ''[[Ofsted]]: Dearden, Woods, Briggs, Singh and Collins (Senior Inspector and Assistant Inspectors)''</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Type of funding||Therfield School (2013–14)|| Surrey median||National median
|-
|Government grant funding per pupil || £6,034 (98%)||£5,192||£5,720
|-
|Self-generated income per pupil||£132 (2%)||£193||£141
|}

In January 2017 the school converted to [[Academy (English school)|academy status]], meaning that state-funding of the school comes directly from the [[Department for Education]] rather than the council.

Free school meals eligibility: 7% (band: low).<ref>[http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=125252 School and College Performance Tables: Finance 2013-14] Department for Education. Last updated 13 April 2015. Accessed 23 April 2015.</ref>

== Attributes ==
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 pupil 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.<ref>[http://www.therfield.surrey.sch.uk/index.php/home/download-library/file/334-pastoral-organisation Pastoral organisation] Therfield School. Accessed 2015-04-23.</ref>

The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium funding (additional government funding for children in the care of the local authority, pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those from service families) is below average. The proportion of disabled pupils 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 pupils in Year 10 and 11 to access alternative provision or work-related courses through ‘The Link’, a school-funded facility
accommodated off site.<ref name="2013rpt"/>

===Facilities===
The main facilities which are in time slots available for out-of-hours hire are:
*Astroturf - Hockey and Football
*Main Hall
*Dining Hall
*Sports Hall
*Sports Gym
*Tennis Courts
*Classrooms
*ICT Suites
*Library
*Cookery Classrooms<ref>[http://therfield.surrey.sch.uk/index.php/home/facilities-for-hire Facilities for hire] Therfield School. Accessed 2015-04-23.</ref>

===Sixth Form===
Therfield Sixth Form takes as preferential applications from internal students. It has pre-arranged provision for 15 external pupils to commence Year 12 per year who meet entry requirements referred to in the Sixth Form Prospectus for the individual subjects or courses. Reciprocated special preference is given to an eclectic range of sixth forms in terms of individual programmes of study and vocational courses: at: [[the Ashcombe School]], Dorking; [[Warlingham School]], Warlingham; and [[Oxted School]], Oxted.<ref>[http://therfield.surrey.sch.uk/index.php/why-therfield/admissions-policy Sixth Form Admissions Policy] Therfield School.</ref>

== Ofsted ==
The Ofsted inspection of spring 2013 gave the school an overall Grade 2, Good, on the four-point scale (Outstanding/Good/Satisfactory/Inadequate). Omitting praised examples, the headline assessment of teaching was:

{{blockquote|"Teaching has improved since the last inspection. Teaching is good in the majority of lessons and some is outstanding. Leaders and managers have challenged inadequate teaching, and skilled staff work with others to share the good practice which is in the school.

Where teaching is good or better, teachers have high expectations of pupils and encourage them to work collaboratively in pairs or small groups. They plan activities that engage and give pupils the confidence to think for themselves. As a result, relationships are supportive and this promotes pupils’ learning very effectively.

Teachers have good subject knowledge and explain clearly to pupils what they are expected to learn. They use a variety of teaching methods to engage and motivate pupils."|School Report: Therfield School, Page 4. 21 March 2013|[[Ofsted]]: Dearden, Woods, Briggs, Singh and Collins (Senior Inspector and Assistant Inspectors)<ref name="2013rpt"/>}}

== School partnerships ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! Country || School Name || Partner since
|-
| Germany {{flagicon|Germany}} || [[Willi Graf Gymnasium, Munich|Willi Graf Gymnasium]], [[München]], [[Bavaria]] (Bayern)
|}

== References ==
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