Unified Academy

Dorking · Surrey

Other Special academy (sponsor led)Part of ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST

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Official name: Unified Academy
Address: Chart Lane South
Postcode: RH5 4DB
Country: England
Local authority: Surrey
Parliamentary constituency: Dorking and Horley
URN (official identifier): 146527
Establishment number: 7001
School status: Open
Education phase: Other
Age range: 9–16 years
Gender intake: Boys
Religious character: Does not apply
SEND provision: SEN unit
Number of pupils: 82; As of November 2026
Capacity: 120
School type: Special academy (sponsor led)
Governance: Academy
Academy trust: ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher: Mrs Annabelle Thomas
Ofsted inspection: Inspected 8 Jul 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
Official website: www.unifiedacademy.org
Telephone: 01737215488
Date opened: 1 Jan 2019

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at Unified Academy

2025/26	This school	Surrey	England
Pupils	82	161,944	8,355,420
Eligible for free school meals	76.8%	15.4%	26.5%
SEN support	0.0%	13.0%	14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)	100.0%	6.6%	5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)	0.0%	15.6%	21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

15 published inspections for Unified Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.

22 Nov 2022 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
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Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective
Yes
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Report published 24 Jan 2023
27 Apr 2022 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
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Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 23 Jun 2022
24 Nov 2021 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
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Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 23 Jan 2022
2 Mar 2021 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
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Outcomes for section 8 inspections
Leaders and those responsible for governance are not taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
Report published 6 Apr 2021
3 Mar 2020 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
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Outcomes for section 8 inspections
Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 12 May 2020
2 Oct 2019 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
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Outcomes for section 8 inspections
School is not taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 12 Nov 2019
24 Apr 2019 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
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Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
Category of concern
SM
Outcomes for pupils
Inadequate
Is safeguarding effective
No
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Inadequate
Personal development, behaviour and welfare
Inadequate
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
Inadequate
Report published 9 Jun 2019
6 Mar 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
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Inspected as Chart Wood School (URN 125457)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
Category of concern
SWK
Outcomes for pupils
Good
Is safeguarding effective
No
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Inadequate
Personal development, behaviour and welfare
Inadequate
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
Good
Report published 14 May 2018
3 Oct 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Inspected as Starhurst School (URN 125464)
Overall effectiveness: Good
Pupils' achievement
Good
Quality of teaching
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Good
Report published 25 Oct 2013
11 Sept 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Inspected as St Nicholas School (URN 125457)
Overall effectiveness: Good
Pupils' achievement
Good
Quality of teaching
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Outstanding
Report published 8 Oct 2013
10 Nov 2010 · S5 Inspection
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Inspected as Starhurst School (URN 125464)
Overall effectiveness: Good
Pupils' achievement
Good
Quality of teaching
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Good
Report published 2 Dec 2010
12 Oct 2010 · S5 Inspection
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Inspected as St Nicholas School (URN 125457)
Overall effectiveness: Good
Pupils' achievement
Good
Quality of teaching
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Good
Report published 8 Nov 2010
2 Jul 2008 · S5 Inspection
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Inspected as St Nicholas School (URN 125457)
Overall effectiveness: Good
Pupils' achievement
Good
Quality of teaching
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Outstanding
Report published 18 Jul 2008
7 May 2008 · S5 Inspection
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Inspected as Starhurst School (URN 125464)
Overall effectiveness: Good
Pupils' achievement
Good
Quality of teaching
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Satisfactory
Report published 3 Jun 2008
24 May 2006 · S5 Reinspection
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Inspected as St Nicholas School (URN 125457)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
Pupils' achievement
Satisfactory
Quality of teaching
Satisfactory
Leadership and management
Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Good
Report published 16 Jun 2006

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at Unified Academy

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)	This school	Surrey	England
Overall absence (sessions missed)	36.4%	12.1%	12.9%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)	74.4%	31.1%	34.7%

Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at Unified Academy

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £71,350 for 62 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27	This school	Surrey	England
Pupils eligible	82.7%	16.0%	27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll	£951	£214	£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

School finances at Unified Academy

2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Special · 84 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.

Unified Academy finances compared with averages, 2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return)
	This school	Surrey average (per pupil · % of spend)	England average (per pupil · % of spend)
Total income	£3,132,000 £37,286 per pupil	£31,414	£31,371
Total spending	£2,783,000 £33,131 per pupil	£28,469	£28,514
Teaching staff	£998,000 £11,881 per pupil · 35.9%	£11,941 · 41.9%	£11,172 · 39.2%
Education support staff	£509,000 £6,060 per pupil · 18.3%	£8,047 · 28.3%	£8,727 · 30.6%
Supply and agency staff	£309,000 £3,679 per pupil · 11.1%	£1,235 · 4.3%	£1,495 · 5.2%
…of which agency supply	£309,000 £3,679 per pupil · 11.1%	£1,164 · 4.1%	£1,361 · 4.8%
In-year balance	£349,000
Revenue reserve	£81,000

Previous year (2023/24): spending £38,475 per pupil, supply and agency £4,377 per pupil — spending down £5,344 per pupil on 2023/24.

Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.

Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages

Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Chart Lane South, Dorking, RH5 4DB

01737215488

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Phase: Other
Local authority: Surrey
Pupils: 82
Ofsted: Inspected 8 Jul 2025
Trust: ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
Opened: 1 Jan 2019

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