Blenheim High School
Blenheim High School is a secondary school located at Longmead Road, Epsom, Surrey, England, that opened in 1997. It is a coeducational, publicly funded academy that educates children from ages 11–18, with 1,350 pupils on roll. Academic standards. In the [Ofsted] inspection carried out in May 2019, the school was rated as "Good", point two on the four-point scale (one being the highest). In the Ofsted inspection carried out in January 2017, the school was rated as "Requires Improvement," point three on the four-point scale (one being the highest). In the Ofsted inspection carried out  in summer 2013 the school was rated as "Good," point two on the four-point scale (one being the highest). In the Ofsted inspection carried out in February 2010 the school was rated as "Satisfactory," point three on the four-point scale (one being the highest). In the previous, February 2007, "Ofsted" inspection the school was rated "Good," point two on the scale, and described as "a good school with many outstanding features." The school had been rated "Outstanding" in relation to the questions: Ofsted described Blenheim as ‘anxiety inducing, disorderly and irresolute’. Admission arrangements. The school was oversubscribed in  2020 and prior to 2011. On 5 October 2001 the admission arrangements were reviewed by an independent adjudicator who decided: Parliamentary mentions. On 26 October 2001 Stephen Timms, then Minister of State for School Standards, in a written answer, gave an assurance to Chris Grayling MP that the funding of the school would be safeguarded despite the ending of grant-maintained status. School organisation. Houses. The school has four houses, named after Famous Race horses from the Local Darby. The ties (burgundy with diagonal white stripes) feature the school logo situated just under the knot, over a stripe of the  colour denoting the house of the student. Rebranding. As of September 2021 the school underwent a 're-branding', which included a new logo. The logo incorporates the four house colours of red, green, blue and yellow. The new school motto, 'work ethic, resilience, innovation, improvement', is below the logo. Teaching and management staff. In November 2020 the school has: