Thomas Knyvett College


Thomas Knyvett College is a medium sized mixed school with Academy Converter status educating students aged 11–16 in Ashford, Surrey, England. The college is part of the Howard Schools Trust which includes the Howard of Effingham School in Effingham in the county, the schools within which are and supported by an Executive Headteacher, the prototype arrangement of its kind in the United Kingdom.

Funding

A non-fee paying school, Thomas Knyvett College's funding is received predominantly via pro rata Surrey County Council annual allocation. Since 2009 the secondary education provider has been eligible for the Howard of Effingham Trust Fund and related donations, Charities Commission registered, funds which are raised by parents across the region and fundraising. Funds are enhanced by successful registration or selection for pupil premiums and grants restricted to central and local government-funded schools. Free school meals eligibility: 22.4%.

Attributes

In the house system, each of the three houses which compete are divided into forms for many years. 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 is slightly greater than average, standing for the financial year 2014-15 at £194,175. 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.

Facilities

The main facilities are:
The Ofsted inspection of December 2019 gave the school an overall Good, on the four-point scale. Omitting praised examples, the headline assessment of teaching was: