Cobham Free School

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Cobham Free School
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Cobham Free School
Junior school: 91-93 Portsmouth Road
Senior school: 348 Hurst Rd
Sixth Form: Munro House, Portsmouth Rd

Juniors, 6th Form: Cobham
Seniors: West Molesey
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Junior school: KT11 1JJ [1]
Senior school: KT8 1QN
Sixth Form: KT11 1PP

Coordinates Junior school 51°19′59″N0°24′58″W / 51.333°N 0.416°W / 51.333; -0.416 Coordinates: 51°19′59″N0°24′58″W / 51.333°N 0.416°W / 51.333; -0.416
Senior school 51°24′25″N0°22′23″W / 51.407°N 0.373°W / 51.407; -0.373
Sixth Form 51°20′24″N0°23′52″W / 51.340043°N 0.397855°W / 51.340043; -0.397855
Information
Type Free school
MottoOptimum Omnibus (latin for 'The best for all')
Established2012
Local authority Elmbridge (covers town and country planning)
Surrey County Council (no direct control)
Department for Education URN 138226 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsHoward Morris [2]
Executive HeadMichaela Khatib [1]
Gender Mixed
Age4to 18 [1]
Enrolment642 [3]
Website cobhamfreeschool.org.uk

Cobham Free School is an all-through mixed free school which has two sites in Cobham, Elmbridge, Surrey, England.

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History and sites

The school opened in 2012 and educates students aged 4–18 years. [1] The primary department occupies the site of the former Cobham police station, which it moved to in 2013. [4] Cobham Free School Senior Department and Sixth Form are both based in Munro House, the permanent main site for the school. The Senior Department was temporarily located at a former primary school site in West Molesey. The move to Munro House occurred at the start of the 2020/21 school year.

Ofsted

In May 2014, the school had its first Ofsted inspection, when the school was adjudged to be "Good". [5] The inspectors noted that the headteacher has an inspiring vision for the school which the whole school community is fully behind. [5] In the 2017 following Ofsted inspection the school was again rated "Good". [6]

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References

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  2. "Governors". Cobham Free School. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. "DfE Get Information Schools". 9 September 2021.
  4. "The Site". Cobham Free School. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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