Education in Surrey

Top-performing schools

Surrey is a large authority with responsibility for 402 schools, covering all age groups as well as special schools.  More information on schools is available from Surrey County Council's website.

Surrey's total budget for Schools and Learning was £643 million in 2008/09 and its schools' budget was £554 million. Educational establishments include: 4 nursery schools, 312 primary schools, 53 secondary schools, 23 special schools and 14 pupil referral units. Over 140,000 pupils attend the maintained schools and almost 7,700 teachers (including headteachers and deputy headteachers) are employed within the schools.

The percentage of adults with higher education qualifications is well above average, with more than half having 2 'A' Levels or equivalent and just over a third possessing a degree or equivalent qualification.

Levels of Attainment in Surrey schools

VT Four S Ltd

VT Four S Ltd is a unique public private partnership between Surrey County Council and VT Group plc, and is one of the largest providers of school support services in the country. Its key aim is to offer teachers, managers, governors and other school and college staff the widest possible choice of high quality service options. These include:

curriculum consultancy

comprehensive management consultancy

training course programmes

school-based training

product sales, including education-specific publications

comprehensive website

Workforce Development Team (including Organisational Development and a Personnel Consultancy).

Successes include:

learning and school improvement

14-19 development

information and communication technology

the foundation subjects

the development of national strategies

Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs)

Advanced Skills Teachers (ASTs)