Esher Sixth Form College is an open access, non-selective 16-19 Academy located in

Thames Ditton Thames Ditton is a suburban village on the River Thames, in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England. Apart from a large inhabited island in the river, it lies on the southern bank, centred south-west of Charing Cross in central London. Thame ...

Surrey Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...

, England. Rated as "outstanding" in September 2022 by

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, it now has around 2100 students enrolled, with a catchment drawn from north

and southwest

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. They offer over 40 A Level and BTEC National courses, with the opportunity to combine both.

Location

Esher Sixth Form College is very close to

Thames Ditton railway station Thames Ditton railway station serves Thames Ditton in the Borough of Elmbridge, Elmbridge district of Surrey, England. It is the only intermediate station on the Hampton Court Branch Line, Hampton Court branch line, down the line from . It is ...

on the northern edge of Surrey. It is situated just south of the roundabout of the A309 and B364.

History

Grammar school

The site was formerly Esher County Grammar School which moved there in 1965, having been established as

Surbiton County Grammar Surbiton County Grammar was a school in Surbiton on the borders of London and Surrey. Established in the 1920s, the school later moved to Thames Ditton and changed its name to Esher County Grammar School. The last grammar school pupils were admit ...

in the 1920s. The original Surbiton site is now occupied by the

Hollyfield School Hollyfield School is a co-educational academy school located in Surbiton, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London, England. There are approximately 1,120 students on roll, with 220 in the sixth form. History Established in 1937 as ...

Sixth form college

The transformation into a sixth form college began in 1974 with the last intake of grammar school pupils. It became a wholly sixth form college in 1979, by which time it was known as Esher College and had approximately 1000 students. It has since expanded, and the 2021 prospectus describes the college as 'a community of over 1900 full-time students'.

16-19 Academy

It became a 16-19 Academy in September 2019 and changed its name to 'Esher Sixth Form College'

Former pupils

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References

External links

Esher Sixth Form College official website

Esher Sixth Form College Ofsted Report - September 2022

Esher College OFSTED Report

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