It was opened in 1929 as the first mixed grammar school in Surrey and now has over 1,900 pupils aged 11–18 (Years 7-13).

[1] Mrs Rhona Barnfield, currently Executive Head of the Howard Partnership, an Academy Chain in Surrey comprising Howard of Effingham School near Leatherhead and Thomas Knyvett College at Ashford, was appointed Executive Head of Oxted School.

In September 2015 the school converted to academy status sponsored by the Howard Partnership.

Having previously been known as The Performing Arts Society, the new name Odd Youth Theatre (Oxted Dance and Drama) was adopted when the company took Dancing In The Dark, adapted from the novel by Joan Barfoot, to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1992.

The play was performed by the Oxted Students in November and was rated "Amazing" by the Surrey Mirror.

2014 the school play Oh What a lovely war, 2015 Hairspray, 2016 Starlight Express, 2017 Anything Goes and finally 2018 Sister Act.